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29 Driftwood Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3De

Refused St Albans 5/2019/2855 Prior Notification Householder

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

Proposal

Prior Notification - Single storey rear 4.61m in depth x 3.24m in height x 2.97m in height to the eaves

As published by the council, reference 5/2019/2855

Application record

Reference
5/2019/2855
Type
Prior Notification Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
NCS Prior approval required and refused
Received
11 Nov 2019
Validated
13 Nov 2019
Decided
17 Dec 2019
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 3DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2019

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Nov 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and refused

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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