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17 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0722 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable rooms

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0722

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0722
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
11 Apr 2026
Decided
17 Jun 2026
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 3HS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 17 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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