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12 Spencer Gate St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ad

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0422 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension, front porch and rear building

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0422

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0422
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Bernards Heath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 27 May 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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