Planning application
15 Longacres St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Dp
Works: Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposal is to add a skylight to create a light shaft to an existing 1st floor bedrooms en-suite. The skylight will be sized 66cm wide by 118cm long and the glass will be obscured by an opaque window film. The skylig
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1543
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1543
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Hill End
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0DP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by St Albans
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19 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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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