Planning application
Maryland Convent And Residential Home 29 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rf
Works: Loft or dormer
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 openings, additional rooflights, alterations to layout of Plot 6 Block A, new cladding to Block D south elevation balconies, and relocation of Block D refuse store of planning permission 5/2016/2888 granted on appea
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2771
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/2771
- Type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Refuse
- Received
- 1 Oct 2017
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2017
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2017
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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10 Oct 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Oct 2017
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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