Planning application
32 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Garage conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2284
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2284
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0LN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0478 Granted
32 Eagle Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ln
Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable living space
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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9 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
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2 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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