Planning application
329 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nz
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed use would be for myself to work in a part time capacity for 3 days per week as a one to one dog groomer between the hours of 9am and 5pm. The scale would be very small, just myself grooming 3 dogs per da
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0875
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0875
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Postcode
- AL1 5NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided lawful development applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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