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23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0951 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0951

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0951
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decided
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Clarence
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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