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Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

Refused St Albans 5/2016/3043 Advert

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Advertisement consent - Display of non-illuminated freestanding sign

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3043

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3043
Type
Advert
Status
Approved
Decision
Refused As published: AC4 Advert Refusal
Received
9 Oct 2016
Validated
12 Oct 2016
Decided
7 Dec 2016
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1PE

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 5 applications since 2016: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2017/2678 Granted

    Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    Discharge of Condition 14 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to create t

    Decided 17 Jan 2018 Conditions
  • 5/2016/3677 Granted

    Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    Discharge of Condition 22 (tree protection 2) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to create tw

    Decided 16 Feb 2017 Conditions
  • 5/2016/3681 Granted

    Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    Discharge of Condition 8 (historical building report) of Listed Building consent 5/2016/0817 dated 21/09/2016 for Refurbishment and conversion of existing building to create three, two bedroom and two, three bedroom flats including associated internal wor

    Decided 26 Jan 2017 Conditions
  • 5/2016/3015 Granted

    Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    Discharge of Condition 6 (historic building report) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to cre

    Decided 11 Nov 2016 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 12 Oct 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Dec 2016

    Decision issued: AC4 Advert Refusal

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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 advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    5/2016/3677 Submitted 8 Dec 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 22 (tree protection 2) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to create tw

    Granted Conditions Demolition Trees 10 docs
    Major scheme
  • Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    5/2016/3681 Submitted 8 Dec 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 8 (historical building report) of Listed Building consent 5/2016/0817 dated 21/09/2016 for Refurbishment and conversion of existing building to create three, two bedroom and two, three bedroom flats including associated internal wor

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
  • Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    5/2017/2678 Submitted 21 Sep 2017 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 14 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to create t

    Granted Conditions Demolition 20 docs
    Major scheme
  • Harpenden House Hotel 18 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pe

    5/2016/3015 Submitted 4 Oct 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 6 (historic building report) of planning permission 5/2016/0669 dated 21/09/2016 for Demolition of existing outbuildings and creation of 37 dwelling units comprising of refurbishment and conversion of existing listed building to cre

    Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docs
    Major scheme
  • 11 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pd

    5/2021/1062 Submitted 8 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Garden pavilion for recreational use

    Granted Lawful development 12 docs
  • 11 Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pd

    5/2021/0574 Submitted 26 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Alterations to rear kitchen window and rebuilding of front garden wall

    Refused Lawful development Windows or glazing 8 docs

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