42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• 5/2026/1430 Awaiting decision

  42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  Submitted 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development

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

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided lawful development applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  5/2026/1430 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 7 docs

• 44 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  5/2021/1316 Submitted 3 May 2021 50 yards away

  Listed Building consent - installation of extractor fan to ground floor front elevation, alterations to existing bathroom on basement level to include a shower area

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

• 44 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  5/2021/1291 Submitted 3 May 2021 50 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor and basement from (office) to Class C3(a) (residential) to provide one studio flat, installation of extractor fans and enlargement of existing WC in basement to include a shower area (resubmission following refusal of 5/2021/

  Refused 18 docs

• 72 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  TP/2026/0467 Submitted 17 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~17 Nov

  Holly - reduce to previous reduction points 4x Lime trees re-pollard 3 Sycamore trees to reduce crowns by approx 5m in height and shape accordingly Ash tree to reduce crown by approx 6-7m in height and shape accordingly

  Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

• 74 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  TP/2026/0485 Submitted 28 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Ash - fell leaning Ash

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 43 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hd

  TP/2026/0433 Submitted 3 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

  G1 Sycamore remove to ground level T4 Beech remove to ground level

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 5/2026/1638 Granted

  1 Castle Rise Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed loft hip to gable with rear dormer, internal alterations and all associated works at 1 Castle Rise, AL4 8HX

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1622 Granted

  9 Necton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8At

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Dormer to rear elevation to existing bedroom. new window to rear

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1561 Granted

  125 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - The retrospective development comprises minor external alterations to the rear elevation of the dwellinghouse at 125 New House Park. The applicant seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) under Section 191 of the

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1772 Awaiting decision

  14 Ashley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Da

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Loft Conversion, Hip to gable, Rear dormer

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1759 Awaiting decision

  2 Grimston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ep

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Erection of a single-storey detached timber log cabin with a pent (mono-pitch) roof in the rear garden, for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (domestic storage and hobby workshop). Footprint 9

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development