Planning application
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1006
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1006
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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5/2026/1507 Decided
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint
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5/2026/1160 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations
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5/2025/2361 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.
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5/2025/1414 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 27 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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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations
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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.
Refused Householder Extension 29 docsDomestic -
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint
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Refused Prior approval Extension 22 docsSmall domestic
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5/2026/1366 Granted
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