174 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Sb

1. 13 Sep 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 2 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 May 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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  5/2025/1693 Submitted 15 Sep 2025 0m away

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  5/2025/1986 Submitted 15 Sep 2025 0m away

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• St Michaels Manor Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ry

  TP/2021/0341 Submitted 22 Jun 2021 36m away

  5 DAY NOTICE G1 Mixed Species Tree Line - To carry out end weight crown reduction and lifting of crown growth overhanging the River Ver boundary and encroaching park footpath. Crowns to be raised to a height of 12-13ft using the above methods to provide

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• St Michaels Manor Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ry

  5/2026/0815 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 36m away

  Demolition of existing French doors and construction of single storey rear extension with basement to form function space and storage, new retaining wall and associated alterations to terrace

  Decided Extension Demolition +1 25 docs
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• The Blue Anchor Ph 145 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ry

  5/2017/2564 Submitted 11 Sep 2017 36m away

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  Refused 12 docs

• 5/2026/1607 Decided

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• 5/2026/0951 Refused

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• 5/2026/1558 Granted

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  Certificate of Lawfulness ( Proposed) - Proposed rear single-storey extension, side single-storey extension and removal of rear chimney stack

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• 5/2026/0291 Refused

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  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1252 Refused

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  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

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