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11 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf

Refused St Albans 5/2026/1091 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1091

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1091
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Decided
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Clarence
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 5NF

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/1586 Decided

    11 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft Conversion, Rear dormer with out rigger

    Submitted 26 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 31 Jul 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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    Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs

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