29 Ely Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Na

1. 28 Sep 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 29 Sep 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 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

• Garages Rear Of 34 To 40 College Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nd

  5/2021/1303 Submitted 3 May 2021 81m away

  Demolition of garages and construction of three apartments with associated parking and landscaping works

  Refused New dwelling Demolition 29 docs
  Several homes

• 213 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nb

  5/2017/2530 Submitted 5 Sep 2017 91m away

  Front porch extension

  Decided Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 256 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Pq

  5/2017/2802 Submitted 8 Oct 2017 101m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 4m in height x 3.350m in depth with 3m height to the eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Cambridge Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lh

  5/2026/1579 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 107m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.95m in height x 6m in depth with 2.95m height to eaves

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 29 Camp View Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ln

  5/2017/2658 Submitted 24 Sep 2017 134m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/2017/2370)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 11 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf

  5/2026/1586 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 140m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft Conversion, Rear dormer with out rigger

  Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 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