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6 Cavan Road Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7BJ

5/2026/0400FullRefused

Refused on 17 July 2026

Council decision: DC4 Refusal1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Raising and rotating ridge to allow front and rear facing dormers. at 6 Cavan Road Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7BJ

Submitted
3 March 2026
Ward
Redbourn
Agent
David Rees DRD Planning
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 136 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 6 Cavan Road Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7BJ. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 132 applications across Redbourn. We hold 2,255 applications in total for the AL3 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 design, including the front dormers and the significant increase in ridge height, the proposed development would result in a dominant and visually bulky structure that would not relate well to the character and appearance of the existing dwelling, to the detriment of the street scene in this location. As a result of this impact the dwelling would also not relate well visually to neighbouring properties, having a further detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the street scene. The development is therefore considered to be unacceptable and to be contrary to the aims of Policies 69 and 70 of the St Albans Local Plan Review 1994, Policy DES1 of the St Albans Draft Local Plan 2041 Main Modifications Version and the provisions of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL3 7BJ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
25 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
David Rees DRD Planning

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.

Source: St Albans

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