Planning application
36 St Annes Road London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Lj
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Outbuilding
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2316
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2316
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- London Colney
- Parish
- London Colney
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 1LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2025/2317 Awaiting decision
36 St Annes Road London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Lj
Two-storey side extension, part single-storey and part two-storey rear extension, and a single-storey front extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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25 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 25 February 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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