Planning application
6 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Tb
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Retention of Commercial premises at ground floor level. Change of Use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) into Class C3 (Dwellinghouses)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0756
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0756
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- COU Prior approval required and refused
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2TB
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/1414 Decided
6 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Tb
Prior Approval - Retention of Commercial premises at ground floor level. Change of Use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) into Class C3 (Dwellinghouses)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 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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