17 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs

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

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

• 31 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs

  5/2017/2486 Submitted 3 Sep 2017 0m away

  Removal of chimney stack and loft conversion with rear dormer window and two front rooflights

  Decided Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Domestic

• 30 Tippendell Lane & Land Rear Of 26 & 28 Tippendell Lane Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hl

  5/2025/1652 Submitted 8 Sep 2025 135m away

  Discharge of Condition 12 (bin collection area) of planning permission 5/2023/2191 dated 27/09/2024 for Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of a new single storey dwelling with habitable roof space, and three further two storey dwellings on l

  Decided Conditions Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 311A-313 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Da

  5/2016/1817 Submitted 6 Jun 2016 158m away

  Discharge of Conditions 8 (landscape design proposals) and 9 (soft landscape works) of Planning Permission 5/2015/3018 dated 01/04/2016 for Demolition of existing dwellings and construction of one, four bedroom and one, five bedroom dwelling with associa

  Granted Conditions Demolition 5 docs
  Domestic

• 41 Sunnydell Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hp

  5/2026/0753 Submitted 14 Apr 2026 189m away

  Double storey side, part single storey front extensions, internal alterations and 3 nos. of skylight on new front roof slope

  Decided Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Sunnydell Chiswell Green Hertfordshire Al2 3Hp

  5/2016/2650 Submitted 24 Aug 2016 189m away

  Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Sunnydell Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hp

  5/2017/2821 Submitted 5 Oct 2017 189m away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 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