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16 Wensley Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Rz

Refused St Albans 5/2025/1296 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1296

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1296
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Decided
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 13 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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