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12 Darwin Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Lh

Refused St Albans 5/2021/1400 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: New dwelling Extension Small domestic

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

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Removal of existing conservatory and replace with a brick and tiled roof of similar size and colour to existing detached dwelling house

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1400

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1400
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
10 May 2021
Validated
19 May 2021
Decided
13 Jul 2021
Ward
Marshalswick South
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 6LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 19 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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