51 Ashridge Drive Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Sr

1. 9 May 2021

   Received by St Albans

2. 10 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Jun 2021

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 25 Aug 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

• 2 Brackendene Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Sy

  5/2026/1062 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 62m away

  Out house , built under permitted development

  Decided Householder 7 docs
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• 80 Oakwood Road Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Qa

  5/2025/1139 Submitted 11 Jun 2025 86m away

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to amend the approved scheme following alteration to boundary, and removal of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) and 9 (landscape design proposals) of planning permission 5/2020/2720 dated 11/2/2021 for Demolitio

  Withdrawn 21 docs

• 98 Oakwood Road Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Qa

  5/2017/1782 Submitted 21 Jun 2017 86m away

  Subdivision of existing dwelling to create one, three bedroom and one, two bedroom dwellings and alterations to openings

  Withdrawn 12 docs
  Domestic

• 88 Oakwood Road Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Qa

  5/2026/0173 Submitted 29 Jan 2026 86m away

  Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and addition of new side window and door

  Withdrawn Extension Demolition +1 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Brackendene Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Sx

  TP/2026/0340 Submitted 12 Jul 2026 129m away

  Ash x2 - Fell due to Ash Die Back see photos

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• 31 Hornbeams Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Sp

  5/2026/1033 Submitted 26 May 2026 132m away

  Prior Approval - Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional one storey to a maximum height of 9.36m

  Refused Prior approval 16 docs
  Domestic

• 5/2026/1607 Decided

  5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0951 Refused

  23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

  15 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1558 Granted

  31 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub

  Certificate of Lawfulness ( Proposed) - Proposed rear single-storey extension, side single-storey extension and removal of rear chimney stack

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0291 Refused

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

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

  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1252 Refused

  7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development