Planning application
9 Salisbury Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ar
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) - Loft conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0320
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0320
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0987 Granted
9 Salisbury Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ar
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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About lawful development applications
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