Planning application
31 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Rear garden room
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0496
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0496
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 5NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 30 April 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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