5/2026/0869

1. 3 May 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 4 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

4. 24 Jul 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

• 5/2026/0835 Decided

  21 Goldsmith Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lh

  The proposed works include a single-storey rear extension, a garage conversion, and a redesigned internal layout to provide a larger social area on the ground floor and a larger kitchen on the first floor.

  28 Apr 2026 61m away Householder
• 5/2026/1284 Decided

  1 Goldsmith Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - To change four windows at the rear of the property from half-sash to casement

  2 Jul 2026 61m away Lawful development
• 5/2016/3085 Decided

  15 Ladysmith Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pz

  Loft conversion with rear dormer window and roof light

  12 Oct 2016 74m away Householder
• 5/2026/1109 Decided

  13 Ladysmith Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pz

  Proposed change of all existing windows to double glazed sliding sash windows in white timber-grain effect (PVC-u) and three new windows

  8 Jun 2026 74m away Householder
• 5/2026/1272 Decided

  6 - 8 Ladysmith Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Qa

  Single storey rear extensions with insertion of doors to rear elevations, rooflights to front and rear roofslopes to facilitate loft conversions to habitable accommodation and replacement windows

  1 Jul 2026 93m away
• 5/2026/1058 Decided

  65 Folly Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Py

  Replacement of existing windows, installation of a new rear sliding door, and installation of new roof lights to the existing rear extension

  1 Jun 2026 97m away Householder

• 5/2026/1430 Decided

  42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0901 Granted

  37 Saxon Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Nz

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Timber framed garden room to be built on ground screw foundation. Dimensions 3m x 4.2 & under 2.5m in height. This will be 1.4m distance from boundary to neighbour. This will be situation at the end of the garden

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1399 Decided

  10 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1031 Granted

  5 Flamsteadbury Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Dh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear 3m extension, maximum eaves height 3m and maximum ridge height 4m

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1035 Refused

  30 Culver Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ed

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and two velux to front

  22 May 2026 Lawful development