49 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

1. 21 Aug 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 22 Aug 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2016

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2026/1055 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 0m away

  Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey wraparound extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and rooflights, and construction of a front porch

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2025/2339 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 0m away

  Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension 6m x in depth x 2.92m in height to the eaves 2.92m in height

  Refused Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 87 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2025/1287 Submitted 7 Jul 2025 0m away

  Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer extension, hip to gable loft extension, and three new rooflights, porch extension and alterations to external openings

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 93 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2021/1194 Submitted 22 Apr 2021 0m away

  Two storey side extension with rear rooflight following removal of existing garage, new side gate, insertion of lantern light on roof of existing single storey rear extension, alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2026/0456 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 0m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.92m in height x 6m in depth with 2.92m height to eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 52 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

  5/2016/2651 Submitted 24 Aug 2016 96m away

  Single storey front extension to create new entrance porch

  Decided Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 5/2026/1607 Decided

  5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0951 Refused

  23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

  15 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1558 Granted

  31 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub

  Certificate of Lawfulness ( Proposed) - Proposed rear single-storey extension, side single-storey extension and removal of rear chimney stack

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0291 Refused

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable and new dormer

  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1252 Refused

  7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development