Planning application
Abbott House Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Ps
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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
Construction of five storey building comprising of three, one bedroom, eighteen, two bedroom and four, three bedroom flats with associated parking and landscaping (resubmission following appeal against non-determination of 5/2017/1507)
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3098
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3098
- Type
- Smale Scale Major - Dwellings
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 3 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2018
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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13 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2018
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
57 documents on file for this application
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