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7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0851 Non Materials Amendment

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Non-Material Amendment - Relocation of proposed dwellings, amended boundary location between the dwellings and amendment to the hard surfaced area to the front of the house, removal of chimneys and 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0851

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0851
Type
Non Materials Amendment
Status
Refused
Decision
Non Material Amendment Refuse
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/1262 Granted

    7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4(slab levels) 6 (details of replacement tree planting) and 7 (hard and soft landscape) of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2026/1224 Decided

    7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    Non Material Amendment - Removal of 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both side elevations and amendments to the extent of render and tile hanging of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habita

    Submitted 25 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 5/2026/1223 Decided

    7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    Non Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demoli

    Submitted 25 Jun 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 22 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    5/2026/1262 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 0m away

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4(slab levels) 6 (details of replacement tree planting) and 7 (hard and soft landscape) of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages

    Granted Conditions Loft or dormer 9 docs
  • 7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    5/2026/1224 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 0m away

    Non Material Amendment - Removal of 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both side elevations and amendments to the extent of render and tile hanging of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habita

    Decided Amendments Windows or glazing 7 docs
  • 7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr

    5/2026/1223 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 0m away

    Non Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demoli

    Decided Amendments Loft or dormer 7 docs
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    5/2025/2217 Submitted 4 Dec 2025 116m away

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    Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
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    5/2026/1330 Submitted 7 Jul 2026 171m away

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  • Kimbers 6 Wheatfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nu

    5/2026/0820 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 187m away

    First.floor front, rear and side extensions, single.storey rear extension, raising of the main roof pitch, alterations to external materials, and widening of the existing driveway to form an additional vehicular access with dropped kerb

    Decided Householder Extension 13 docs
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In St Albans

  • 5/2026/1609 Decided

    36 Battlefield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Dd

    Non Material Amendment - Removal of a chimney stack and a first floor side window, an additional rooflight has been added to the front elevation and the original rooflight positions and arrangement have been altered slightly of planning permission 5/2025/

    1 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 5/2026/1577 Decided

    2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hq

    Non Material Amendment - Change external material of ground floor rear extension to facing brickwork, change external material at first floor flank wall to render, change ground floor external material to brickwork to side elevations and first floor exist

    25 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 5/2026/1534 Decided

    Redbourn Recreation Centre Dunstable Road Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Pp

    Non Material Amendment - To vary some of the conditions to allow for a phased development of the site of planning permission 5/2024/0245 dated 19/01/2026 for First floor extension and creation of roof terrace, construction of new linked sports hall buildi

    13 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 5/2026/1317 Refused

    2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hq

    Non Material Amendment to change of external material of ground floor rear extension to facing brickwork, change of external material at first floor flank wall to render and change the window to bedroom 3 to be one central larger window instead of two sma

    8 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 5/2026/1025 Granted

    Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu

    Non Material Amendment - Amendemet internal layout plans prior approval application 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)

    22 May 2026 Amendments