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530 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Sx

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0384 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 29 Jun 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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