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9 Salisbury Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ar

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0320 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) - 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.

  • 5/2026/0987 Granted

    9 Salisbury Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ar

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 20 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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.

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