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6 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Tb

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0756 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 - 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.

  • 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)

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 4 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused

  3. 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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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.

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In St Albans

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    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

    26 Aug 2026 Prior approval
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    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.95m in height x 6m in depth with 2.95m height to eaves

    25 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 5/2026/1346 Granted

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    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

    13 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 5/2026/1345 Refused

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    9 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 5/2026/1302 Refused

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    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

    3 Jul 2026 Prior approval