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2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3HQ

5/2026/1317Refused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 4 August 2026

Council decision: Non Material Amendment Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

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 smaller windows of planning application 5/2025/0780 dated 01/07/2025 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to reduce the size of the first floor side extension and chamfering of the ground floor flank wall to enhance internal space of planning permission 5/2023/1567 dated 07/12/2023 for Single storey front porch, first floor side and part single, part two storey rear extension with rooflight following demolition of detached garage and alterations to openings at 2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3HQ

Received
8 July 2026
Ward
St Stephen
Agent
Argento Design Studio Ltd
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 26 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3HQ. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across St Stephen. We hold 1,041 applications in total for the AL2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The changes would result in material change to the proposal. This would therefore require an assessment to be made with regard to the character and appearance of the development in relation to the existing dwelling and surrounding area. The proposed alterations do not therefore constitute a Non-Material Amendment. The Authority would require a new application to be submitted for the alterations to be properly considered.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL2 3HQ
Parish
St Stephen

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 July 2026
Consultation end
14 August 2026
Target decision date
14 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Argento Design Studio Ltd
Architect profile
ARGENTO DESIGN STUDIO LTD

Planning decision

Case officer
Daniel Sands

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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