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44 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

Refused St Albans 5/2021/1291 (Minor) Dwellings

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

  1. 3 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 4 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

18 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 this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St Albans is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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