Planning application
57A Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshire
Works: Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (obscure glass), 3 (insertion of new windows) & 7 (hardstanding materials) to widen access road and hardstanding of planning permission 5/2015/3651 dated 08/08/2016 for Four semi-detached dwellings with associ
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2677
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/2677
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 21 Sep 2017
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2017
- Decided
- 23 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2017
Received by St Albans
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28 Sep 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Nov 2017
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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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.
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