66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

1. 16 Feb 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 17 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 36 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2016/3002 Submitted 3 Oct 2016 0m away

  Two storey front, part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, loft conversion with front rooflights and rear dormer window and proposed bin store

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
  Domestic

• 66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2026/1060 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 0m away

  Proposed unification of permitted development loft conversion , 6m larger homes extension with joint party wall and additional works

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Domestic

• 66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2026/1588 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 0m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

  Decided Prior approval Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2026/1302 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 0m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

  Refused Prior approval Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 68 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2025/2326 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 0m away

  Proposed unification of 6m single storey rear extension, two storey side and rear extensions with existing dormer extension with PV panels

  Withdrawn Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 68 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  5/2026/1027 Submitted 23 May 2026 0m away

  Proposed unification of 6m single storey rear extension , two storey side and rear extensions , new party wall with existing dormer extension with PV panels

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 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
• 5/2026/1252 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
• 5/2026/1195 Granted

  87 How Wood Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Rw

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Upgrade of existing garage buiding into insulated space to be used as summerhouse. Works comprise; Introducing insulation to floor, walls and roof, Replacing garage doors with crittal style glazed doors/windows, Add

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development