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441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe

Refused St Albans 5/2025/2111 Householder

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
Refused As published: 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.

  • 5/2026/1280 Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 1 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2025/1588 Refused

    441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New dormer to rear

    Decided 20 Oct 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What 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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