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34 Elizabeth Court St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jd

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0657 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0657

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0657
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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