Planning application
5/2026/0616
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Proposal
Non Material Amendment - Amendment to internal layout plans of planning permission 5/2025/0412 dated 30/04/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of existing commercial floor space (Use Class E) to 52 residential apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0616
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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