5/2017/2561

1. 7 Sep 2017

   Received by St Albans

2. 10 Sep 2017

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Nov 2017

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 5/2026/1077 Decided

  23 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Jb

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension

  2 Jun 2026 139m away Lawful development
• 5/2016/3086 Granted

  39 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ht

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft conversion and dormer

  12 Oct 2016 139m away Lawful development
• 5/2017/2574 Granted

  58 Sutton Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Jj

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Raise gable wall, rear dormer with front skylights, flank window and loft conversion

  10 Sep 2017 172m away Lawful development
• 5/2017/2577 Refused

  22 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ja

  Single storey rear extension with rooflights

  10 Sep 2017 174m away Householder
• 5/2017/2530 Decided

  213 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nb

  Front porch extension

  5 Sep 2017 285m away
• 5/2026/1214 Decided

  13 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lb

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft Conversion, rear dormer

  24 Jun 2026 290m away Lawful development

• 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