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63-65 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ea

Refused St Albans 5/2023/2427 Smale Scale Major - Dwellings

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Part one, four and five storey building comprising two retail units (Use Class E) and 14 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) above with associated parking, landscaping and alterations following demolition of existing buildings

As published by the council, reference 5/2023/2427

Application record

Reference
5/2023/2427
Type
Smale Scale Major - Dwellings
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
30 Nov 2023
Validated
9 Feb 2024
Decided
22 Oct 2024
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 3EA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Nov 2023

    Received by St Albans

  2. 9 Feb 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

53 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.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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