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28 Abbey View Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qp

Granted St Albans 5/2025/1338 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) - The proposal is to fit 6 x Trina Vertex S+ 445W solar panels on the rear (south west facing) sloping roof of the property. The panels are to be purchased and fitted through the St Albans City and District Council Sol

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1338

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1338
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025
Decided
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Verulam
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 4QP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 24 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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