96 Hazelwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Uz

1. 23 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 24 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Jul 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

• 112 Hazelwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Uz

  5/2021/1380 Submitted 9 May 2021 0m away

  Construction of single storey rear garden outbuilding

  Decided Householder 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 94 Woodland Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Et

  5/2021/1228 Submitted 25 Apr 2021 148m away

  Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights and alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 20 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

  5/2021/1245 Submitted 26 Apr 2021 186m away

  Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey front and rear extension with roof lights. Garage conversion with roof alterations. Loft conversion with rear dormer window. Alterations to windows and doors

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +3 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

  5/2026/1449 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 186m away

  Single Storey Side Extension

  Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 35 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  5/2026/1469 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 203m away

  Single storey front extension with canopy porch, Partial conversion of garage, raising of garage roof and addition of rooflight windows

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  5/2026/1093 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 203m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New loft conversion incorporating rear dormer

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 20 docs

• 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