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81 Coleswood Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Eg

Granted St Albans 5/2021/0569 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 to habitable room

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/0569

Application record

Reference
5/2021/0569
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
26 Feb 2021
Validated
1 Mar 2021
Decided
7 Jul 2021
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1EG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 1 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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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