40 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

1. 1 Apr 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 2 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 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

• 36 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  TP/2026/0415 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 0m away

  T1- Lime tree to repollard for maintenance and light.

  Decided Trees

• 38 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  TP/2026/0414 Submitted 26 Aug 2026 0m away

  T1- Chinese Elm tree to reduce all around by 3-4 metres to old pruning points for maintenance and light.

  Decided Trees

• 53 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  5/2026/0249 Submitted 11 Feb 2026 0m away

  Loft conversion within existing roof form, demolition of external WC and alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Loft or dormer Demolition 14 docs
  Domestic

• 38 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  5/2017/2706 Submitted 25 Sep 2017 0m away

  Single storey rear extension with a rooflight, basement extension and alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
  Small domestic

• St Albans Synagogue Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  5/2026/0645 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 0m away

  Retention of boundary wall

  Decided 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aq

  5/2016/3050 Submitted 10 Oct 2016 0m away

  Single storey side and rear extension. Loft conversion with rear dormer window, rooflights and sun pipe

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 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