Planning application
73 Tollgate Road Colney Heath St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Px
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - The existing site is being used as a bedroom with a single occupant
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0844
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0844
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 28 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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