Planning application
Chalkdell Farm Coleman Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Er
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval - Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn to class C3 (dwelling) to create three dwelling houses and associated operational development
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3033
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3033
- Type
- Prior approval - agriculture to residential
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- COU Prior approval required and refused
- Received
- 5 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2025/2162 Decided
Chalkdell Farm Coleman Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Er
Proposed change of use and alterations to Chalkdell Farm to form a wedding and event venue with associated parking, new foul package treatment plant and landscaping together with the formation of a new site access to the B653 Marford Road and the retentio
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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24 Oct 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2016
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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