Planning application
25 Cunningham Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Jj
Works: Loft or dormer Demolition Small 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
Non Material Amendment - Removal of two sky facing second floor rooflights to the rear of the property, the rooflights are not visible from street level of planning permission 5/2007/2556 dated 18/12/2007 for Demolition of existing shed and rear conservat
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0477
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0477
- Type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Non Material Amendment Refuse
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 1JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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