500 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Sx

1. 24 Aug 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 25 Aug 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Dec 2016

   Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

4. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St Albans is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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