Planning application
44 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor and basement from (office) to Class C3(a) (residential) to provide one studio flat, installation of extractor fans and enlargement of existing WC in basement to include a shower area (resubmission following refusal of 5/2021/
As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1291
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2021/1291
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 3 May 2021
- Validated
- 4 May 2021
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Verulam
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 1BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 May 2021
Received by St Albans
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4 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2021
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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25 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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