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65C Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Je

Refused St Albans 5/2017/3033 Prior Approval - Industrial to residential

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

Proposal

Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1(c) (light industrial) to Class C3 (residential) to create one, one bedroom flat

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3033

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3033
Type
Prior Approval - Industrial to residential
Status
Refused
Decision
COU Prior approval required and refused
Received
26 Oct 2017
Validated
30 Oct 2017
Decided
15 Dec 2017
Ward
Clarence
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4JE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 30 Oct 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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