Planning application
37 Saxon Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Nz
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0901
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0901
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 23 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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