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5 Archers Fields Sandridge Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4El

Granted St Albans 5/2025/1458 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation and construction of rear dormer window, velux windows to front elevation and obscure glazed window to flank elevation

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1458

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1458
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
1 Aug 2025
Validated
4 Aug 2025
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Bernards Heath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4EL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Aug 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 4 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 22 May 2026, 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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