6 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj

1. 26 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 27 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Jun 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

• 10 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj

  5/2026/0822 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 0m away

  Single storey front and rear extensions with roof lights, pitched roof over existing garage and internal alterations

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer
  Small domestic

• 18 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj

  5/2021/1294 Submitted 3 May 2021 0m away

  Single storey front and rear extensions with rooflights following demolition of existing conservatory and alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 235 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bu

  5/2026/0209 Submitted 5 Feb 2026 101m away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (existing and proposed levels) and 6 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/2029 dated 19/01/2026 for Replacement 5 bedroom private dwelling following demolition of existing 235 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfo

  Refused Conditions Demolition 8 docs
  Domestic

• 235 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bu

  5/2026/1011 Submitted 21 May 2026 101m away

  Discharge of Conditions 8 (details of hard and soft landscaping) and 13 (refuse collection area) of planning permission 5/2025/2019 dated 13/01/2026 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to introduce revised designs of approved dwellings to plann

  Decided Conditions 8 docs

• 34 Elizabeth Court St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jd

  5/2026/0657 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 157m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of a small single storey rear extension in the garden area, measuring 2m depth and 2.75m in width and height below4m, to provide a ground floor WC toilet with washbasin and an additional internal small s

  Refused Lawful development Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Ardens Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Uw

  5/2026/0318 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 171m away

  Demolition of existing side canopy, detached garage, rear patio and garden shed and the construction of two storey front, side and rear extensions, together with part single storey rear extension and a front porch canopy and extension to driveway

  Refused Householder Extension Demolition 18 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