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4 Clarence Park Mews Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Fl

Refused St Albans 5/2016/3068 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension with rear rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3068

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3068
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
11 Oct 2016
Validated
18 Oct 2016
Decided
9 Dec 2016
Ward
Clarence
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4FL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Oct 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Dec 2016

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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