Planning application
Abbott House Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rw
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 from Class B1(a)(office) to Class C3(residential) to create 77 units
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3098
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3098
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: COU Prior approval required and refused
- Received
- 12 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 12 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 6 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2RW
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2016/3514 Granted
Abbott House Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rw
Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create 77 units
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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6 Dec 2016
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 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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