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43 Leyland Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Bd

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0789 Householder

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Proposed ground floor extension to create a disabled-friendly annexe, including sleeping and living space and disabled-accessible shower room, and external works that facilitate wheel-chair access to and from the garden

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0789

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0789
Type
Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Sopwell
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 2BD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

Documents

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

11 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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