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134 Hill End Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ae

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3044 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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
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

  1. 9 Oct 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 10 Oct 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Nov 2016

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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