Planning application
134 Hill End Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ae
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Garage conversion with alterations to opening
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3044
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3044
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 9 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2016
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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10 Oct 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Nov 2016
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 18 November 2016, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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