5/2016/3102

1. 13 Oct 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 16 Oct 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Nov 2016

   Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

4. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 5/2017/2568 Decided

  2 Roundwood Gardens Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Aj

  Replacement dwelling with associated landscaping

  7 Sep 2017 107m away
• 5/2026/0964 Decided

  32A Moreton End Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Hd

  Garage conversion to habitable room and front dormers with hipped roofs

  18 May 2026 149m away Householder
• 5/2017/2509 Decided

  7 Claygate Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2He

  Raising and alterations to roof from gable to hipped incorporating loft conversion with rear dormer window, single and two storey front and rear extensions, alterations to openings and installation of rooflights

  3 Sep 2017 167m away Householder
• TP/2026/0370 Decided

  3 The Spinney Roundwood Park Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Az

  T37 Beech tree needs to be cut down and removed, its presents danger to life/property. It is infected with Gandaderma fungus and is rotten in base.

  28 Jul 2026 200m away Trees
• TP/2026/0227 Granted

  21 Roundwood Park Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Aq

  T1 Oak (extensive crown die back and rapidly in decline) - Fell

  12 May 2026 205m away Trees
• TP/2026/0251 Granted

  25 Roundwood Park Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Aq

  T19 Beech - Reduce crown by 33%, thin by maximum of 20% - These works are required to reduce the size of the tree to maintain its health as it is having limb failure and also to allow more light into the garden and back of property. T2 (G1) - Beech - Redu

  19 May 2026 205m away Trees

• 5/2026/1430 Decided

  42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0901 Granted

  37 Saxon Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Nz

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Timber framed garden room to be built on ground screw foundation. Dimensions 3m x 4.2 & under 2.5m in height. This will be 1.4m distance from boundary to neighbour. This will be situation at the end of the garden

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1399 Decided

  10 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1031 Granted

  5 Flamsteadbury Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Dh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear 3m extension, maximum eaves height 3m and maximum ridge height 4m

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1035 Refused

  30 Culver Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ed

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and two velux to front

  22 May 2026 Lawful development