Planning application
104 Bucknalls Lane Garston Hertfordshire Wd25 9Nh
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Enlargement of a dwelling house by construction of one additional storey to a maximum height of 8.709m
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1663
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1663
- Type
- PAO
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval required and refused
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WD25 9NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by St Albans
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4 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Oct 2025
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and refused
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About this record
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