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32 Etna Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nj

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0347 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

Rear dormer. Front and rear rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0347

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0347
Type
Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
St Peters
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5NJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/1412 Awaiting decision

    32 Etna Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nj

    Proposed Loft Conversion

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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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