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10 Sefton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Pf

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0174 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What 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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