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60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0523 Prior Approval - Office to residential

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval - Change of use from mixed Class C3 (residential) and Class D1 (day nursery) to Class C3 (residential)

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0523

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0523
Type
Prior Approval - Office to residential
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: COU Prior approval required and refused
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Decided
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Clarence
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4BW

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

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

  • 5/2026/0812 Granted

    60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

    Change of use of the property from a mixed use comprising a Class C3 dwellinghouse and a Class D1 day nursery to use solely as a Class C3 dwellinghouse

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

    5/2026/0812 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use of the property from a mixed use comprising a Class C3 dwellinghouse and a Class D1 day nursery to use solely as a Class C3 dwellinghouse

    Granted Full applications 18 docs
    Domestic
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    TP/2016/0532 Submitted 17 Nov 2016 150 yards away

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    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 6 Hall Heath Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bl

    TP/2026/0208 Submitted 5 May 2026 150 yards away

    Silver Birch (T3)- Request to remove T3 (silver birch) request to remove fully for prevention of risk of falling due to history as referenced in supporting letter.

    Refused Trees 6 docs
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    5/2016/3704 Submitted 12 Dec 2016 150 yards away

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    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs
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    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights to front

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs
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    5/2016/3703 Submitted 12 Dec 2016 150 yards away

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
    Small domestic

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