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38 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Tl

Refused St Albans 5/2025/2367 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of attic dormer

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2367

Application record

Reference
5/2025/2367
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Decided
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9TL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/0526 Granted

    38 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Tl

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Construction of attic dormer to existing two storey semi-detached house

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2025/1462 Decided

    38 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Tl

    Demolition of existing side extension to create new building plot to side of existing dwelling and construction of new four bedroom dwelling with attic accommodation, air source heat pump and solar panels, widening of existing vehicle crossover and landsc

    Decided 27 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 38 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Tl

    5/2026/0526 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 0m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Construction of attic dormer to existing two storey semi-detached house

    Granted Lawful development New dwelling Loft or dormer 22 docs

  • 38 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Tl

    5/2025/1462 Submitted 31 Jul 2025 0m away

    Demolition of existing side extension to create new building plot to side of existing dwelling and construction of new four bedroom dwelling with attic accommodation, air source heat pump and solar panels, widening of existing vehicle crossover and landsc

    Decided Extension Demolition 38 docs
    Domestic

  • 17 Springwood Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Un

    TP/2026/0291 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 84m away

    Hornbeams in woodland - reduce back to boundary

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 193 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xf

    5/2026/0921 Submitted 12 May 2026 119m away

    Construction of freestanding garden room to rear of garden.

    Decided Householder 7 docs
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  • 193 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xf

    5/2021/1278 Submitted 29 Apr 2021 119m away

    Two storey rear extension, alterations to roof on existing single storey rear extension from flat to pitched roof and alterations to openings

    Decided Householder Extension 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • 40 Ardens Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Uj

    5/2026/0799 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 144m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Outbuilding at rear for use as store/gym and home working space incidental to the main dwelling house

    Granted Lawful development 6 docs
    Small domestic

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/1607 Decided

    5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights

    1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/0951 Refused

    23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

    15 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1558 Granted

    31 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub

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

    20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/0291 Refused

    66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable and new dormer

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

    7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

    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

    30 Jun 2026 Lawful development