Planning application
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of a rear dormer and construction of the approved front dormer.
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2111
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2111
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Rural
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 3QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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5/2026/1280 Decided
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Proposed unification of approved new front dormer and Velux to front elevation and 2 no new rear dormer.
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5/2025/1588 Refused
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New dormer to rear
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by St Albans
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19 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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13 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 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 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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