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32 North Cottages Napsbury St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 1Aw

Refused St Albans 5/2025/2120 Householder

Works: Demolition 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

Construction of a granny annexe to the rear of the garden, following the demolition of the existing garage building

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2120

Application record

Reference
5/2025/2120
Type
Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
London Colney
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 1AW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 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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