Planning application
88 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Jz
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of a replacement chalet bungalow and a garden room to rear garden
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1305
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1305
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2025
Received by St Albans
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5 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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