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18 Hollybush Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Ad

Granted St Albans 5/2021/1267 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Front porch

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1267

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1267
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
28 Apr 2021
Validated
29 Apr 2021
Decided
20 Jun 2021
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 3AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Apr 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 29 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 21 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 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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