Planning application
153 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Aw
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Use of an HMO (Class C4) as a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis(C2)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0892
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0892
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 5AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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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