Planning application
1 St Marys Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pd
Works: Loft or dormer
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed hip to gable and dormer for loft conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0554
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0554
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0540 Granted
1 St Marys Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pd
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.8m height to eaves
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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23 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
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7 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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5/2026/1622 Granted
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5/2026/1561 Granted
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5/2026/1772 Awaiting decision
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5/2026/1759 Awaiting decision
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