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5 Mayfield Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Lg

Refused St Albans 5/2017/2644 Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

First floor rear extension and raising and extensions to roof with rooflights to create habitable roof accommodation

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2644

Application record

Reference
5/2017/2644
Type
Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
19 Sep 2017
Validated
8 Oct 2017
Decided
1 Dec 2017
Ward
Harpenden North
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 3LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Oct 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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