5/2025/2284

1. 15 Dec 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 9 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

4. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 5/2026/0478 Decided

  32 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable living space

  12 Mar 2026 0m away Householder
• 5/2025/1963 Granted

  42 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a single-storey rear extension (predominantly glazed aluminium structure with retractable mono-pitch roof) projecting 3.50 m from the rear wall of the dwelling. Associated works include extension of exist

  24 Oct 2025 0m away Lawful development
• TP/2025/0554 Granted

  10 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Oak - approx 30 meters in height x 25 meters in width, reduce back the lateral branches to the boundary to suitable growth points by up to 3 meters leaving furnishing growth.

  21 Oct 2025 0m away Trees
• 5/2025/1930 Decided

  84 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Single storey rear extension and garage conversion

  20 Oct 2025 0m away Householder
• 5/2025/1095 Granted

  28 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.85m height to eaves

  4 Jun 2025 0m away Prior approval
• 5/2025/1092 Decided

  86 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln

  Two storey rear extension, porch extension with solar panels and roof light

  4 Jun 2025 0m away Householder

• 5/2026/1430 Decided

  42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0901 Granted

  37 Saxon Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Nz

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Timber framed garden room to be built on ground screw foundation. Dimensions 3m x 4.2 & under 2.5m in height. This will be 1.4m distance from boundary to neighbour. This will be situation at the end of the garden

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1399 Decided

  10 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1031 Granted

  5 Flamsteadbury Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Dh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear 3m extension, maximum eaves height 3m and maximum ridge height 4m

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1035 Refused

  30 Culver Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ed

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and two velux to front

  22 May 2026 Lawful development