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Parcel Of Land North Of Mansion House Farm Bedmond Road Abbots Langley Hertfordshire

Refused Three Rivers 23/1068/OUT Outline Application

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Outline application: Demolition and clearance of existing buildings and hardstandings to allow for the construction of a data centre of up to 84,000 sqm (GEA) delivered across 2no. buildings, engineering operations and earthworks to create development platforms, site wide landscaping and the creation of a country park. The data centre buildings include ancillary offices, internal plant and equipment and emergency back-up generators. Other works include an ancillary innovation, education and training centre of up to 300 sqm, internal roads and footpaths, cycle and car parking, hard and soft landscaping, security perimeter fence, lighting, drainage, substation, and other associated works and infrastructure (all matters reserved).

As published by the council, reference 23/1068/OUT

Application record

Reference
23/1068/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
refused
Received
28 Jun 2023
Validated
28 Jun 2023
Decided
23 Jan 2024
Ward
Abbots Langley And Bedmond
Parish
Abbots Langley Parish Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jun 2023

    Received by Three Rivers

  2. 23 Jan 2024

    Decision issued: refused

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this refusal means

Three Rivers 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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