Planning application
5/2017/2557
11 Liverpool Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Un
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension at the rear of the existing house, re-building of existing single storey kitchen wing and conversion of loft space with rear dormer window
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2557
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2017
Received by St Albans
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18 Sep 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
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