5 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bx

1. 19 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 20 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 5 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bx

  5/2026/0946 Submitted 14 May 2026 0m away

  Erection of front porch

  Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bx

  5/2026/0485 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 0m away

  Proposed rear extension and alterations to fenestration

  Decided Householder Extension Windows or glazing 15 docs
  Domestic

• 5 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Bx

  5/2026/1228 Submitted 26 Jun 2026 0m away

  Erection of an Orangery with a Basement Beneath

  Decided Householder Extension 12 docs
  Domestic

• 26 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5By

  5/2026/1146 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 51m away

  Single storey rear extension. New bay window with balcony above. Alterations to rear facade

  Decided Householder Extension Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 28 Cunningham Hill Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5By

  5/2026/0086 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 51m away

  Demolition of existing side extension and conservatory, construction of new two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extensions including on footprint of existing conservatory, new solar panels, air conditioning unit and air source heat p

  Decided Householder Extension Demolition 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Ramsey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Sr

  5/2026/0105 Submitted 21 Jan 2026 162m away

  Ground and first floor rear extensions and first floor side extension

  Decided Householder Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

• 5/2026/1607 Decided

  5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0951 Refused

  23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

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

  15 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1558 Granted

  31 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub

  Certificate of Lawfulness ( Proposed) - Proposed rear single-storey extension, side single-storey extension and removal of rear chimney stack

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0291 Refused

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable and new dormer

  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1252 Refused

  7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development