Planning application
6 Mercers Row St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qs
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Installation of rear dormer to facilitate use of loft space as an additional bedroom
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1633
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1633
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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5/2017/2840 Refused
6 Mercers Row St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qs
Non Material Amendment - Raising of flat roof element, omission of roof light to flat roof, reduction in pitch of rear roof, and addition of 2 roof lights to rear pitched roof to planning permission 5/2017/1678 dated 07/08/2017 for Removal of existing rea
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by St Albans
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24 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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