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5/2017/2565

11 St James Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Nx

Refused St Albans Non Materials Amendment

Proposal

Non Material Amendment - Change the 2 first floor rear elevation bedroom 3 windows to one 1800mm wide window, change the masonry piers between windows on the basement level to steel posts and alter style of the patio windows to planning permission 5/2017/

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2565

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 10 Sep 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2017

    Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse

  4. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

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.

More on amendments applications in our guide

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