32 Breakspear Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5El

1. 10 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 11 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

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  TP/2026/0158 Submitted 29 Mar 2026 138m away

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  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 20 Stanhope Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bl

  TP/2026/0292 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 138m away

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  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 14 Stanhope Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bl

  TP/2026/0164 Submitted 1 Apr 2026 138m away

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• 12 Stanhope Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bl

  TP/2026/0411 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 138m away

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• Flats 1-3 30 Stanhope Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bl

  5/2016/2594 Submitted 18 Aug 2016 138m away

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• 5/2026/1607 Decided

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  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

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