37 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ht

1. 25 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 May 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 31 Aug 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

• 39 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ht

  5/2016/3086 Submitted 12 Oct 2016 0m away

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

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 68 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Hz

  5/2017/2778 Submitted 2 Oct 2017 87m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft conversion

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs

• Travis Perkins Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Hn

  5/2017/2718 Submitted 26 Sep 2017 126m away

  Use of racking system as part of open storage

  Decided 13 docs

• 26 Roland Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Hs

  5/2021/0711 Submitted 11 Mar 2021 139m away

  Front porch canopy, two storey rear extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation with front rooflights and rear dormer window and alterations to openings

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 32 Roland Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Hs

  5/2017/2561 Submitted 7 Sep 2017 139m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with hip to gable and flat roof rear dormer window

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 23 Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Jb

  5/2026/1077 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 179m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 5 docs
  Small 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