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Sorbus 13 Newfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0GB

5/2025/0392Refused

Refused on 11 November 2025

1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of 1 no. A/C unit to western elevation at Sorbus 13 Newfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0GB

  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Nov

About this application

This is a planning application at Sorbus 13 Newfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0GB. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Hill End. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. By reason of the elevated position of the proposed unit in a location visible in the street scene and in the absence of a noise assessment and details of any acoustic mitigation measures, it has not been demonstrated that the proposed development would have an acceptable visual impact upon the character and appearance of the area nor an acceptable impact on neighbouring amenity. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy 69 (General Design and Layout), Policy 72 (Extensions in Residential Areas) of the St Albans District Local Plan Review 1994 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL4 0GB

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1254Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Albans

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