Planning application
5/2025/1888
St Albans High School For Girls Prep School Codicote Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Dj
Proposal
Construction of changing room building providing 2 no. changing rooms and WC facilities, a canopy cover to the existing netball/tennis courts and associated landscaping works
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1888
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by St Albans
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
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