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42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

Decided St Albans 5/2026/0441 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfullness (proposed) - Repair and replace (as required) modern weatherboarding on front elevation of the house. We are seeking to repair and maintain the weatherboarding on the outside front elavation of the building, which has become dam

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0441

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0441
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
PENDING
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Verulam
Postcode
AL1 1BX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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