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8 Noke Shot Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5HW

5/2026/0124FullRefused

Refused on 5 June 2026

Council decision: DC4 Refusal1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Single storey rear extension with rooflights over and internal changes at first floor with en-suite to bedroom 1 and new bathroom to replace the existing office. Also at ground floor new front porch and at the rear elevation associated landscaping following the demolishing of the existing rear outbuildings, alterations to openings at 8 Noke Shot Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5HW

Submitted
23 January 2026
Ward
Harpenden East
Agent
Reeves EDR Architecture
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 8 Noke Shot Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5HW. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Harpenden East. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

86% of full applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of the proposed rear extensions height, depth along the boundary, and siting in close proximity to No.6 Noke Shot, the proposal would have an overbearing impact on the occupiers of the property and diminish the outlook from the rear windows of the property, to the detriment of their residential amenity. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy 72 (v) (Extensions in Residential Areas) of the St Albans District Local Plan Review 1994, draft policy DS5 of the Emerging Local Plan and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL5 5HW
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
7 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Reeves EDR Architecture

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.

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