Planning application
92 Culver Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ed
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposal includes replacing the existing chimney with a new chimney to match. In addition the application includes the installation of an air source heat pump
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0681
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0681
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
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.
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