Planning application
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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
- Refused As published: 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 5 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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TP/2026/0458 Awaiting decision
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
G1 Mixed Tree Growth - Reduce back over long laterals over highway to achieve legal requirement of 5.2m and 2.4m over footpath
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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
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5/2026/1224 Granted
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
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5/2026/1223 Granted
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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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
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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
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5/2026/1577 Refused
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5/2026/1609 Awaiting decision
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5/2026/1224 Granted
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
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5/2026/1223 Granted
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
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5/2026/1534 Awaiting decision
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