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4 Town Farm Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ql

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0754 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (propposed) - Loft conversion with front and rear rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0754

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0754
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Decided
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 8QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 1 July 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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