Planning application
2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hq
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1577
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1577
- Type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Non Material Amendment Refuse
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3HQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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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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