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31 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0496 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 31 Aug 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 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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