Planning application
60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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 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.
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