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43 Elm Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Eh

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1075 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed part garage conversion and internal alterations

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1075

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1075
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Decided
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Hill End
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0EH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 25 August 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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