Planning application
10 Sefton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Pf
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Partial garage conversion and addition of window and door facing the garden of the property to allow access to the proposed utility in the garage
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0174
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0174
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 27 May 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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