Planning application
The Malta Ph 110 Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ah
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non Material Amendment - Alterations to front canopy, openings and rendering materials to planning permission 5/2015/3391 dated 14/01/2016 for the Change of use of land to Class C3 (dwellings) and erection of two, three bedroom detached dwellings with as
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3851
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3851
- Type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Refuse
- Received
- 23 Dec 2016
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2017
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2016
Received by St Albans
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5 Jan 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2017
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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