Planning application
14 Spooners Drive Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Hl
Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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) - Single storey rear extension - as Prior Approval 5/2026/0358, single storey side extension with rooflight plus front porch
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0749
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0749
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 2HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/1295 Decided
14 Spooners Drive Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Hl
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension - as Prior Approval 5/2026/0358. Single storey side extension with rooflight plus front porch
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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15 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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