Planning application
530 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Sx
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Internal staircase alterations and internal refurbishment, including the addition of a wall and door
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0384
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0384
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1241 Awaiting decision
530 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Sx
Single storey rear extension, as enlargement to approved extension (reference 5/25/0773), use of roof of single storey side and rear extension as roof terrace, with railings balustrade, flank screening wall, with attached timber pergola and, external stai
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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7 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 24 June 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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