Planning application
47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New loft conversion incorporating rear dormer
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1093
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1093
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1360 Awaiting decision
47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er
New ground floor entrance extension with skylight to the front elevation and alterations to openings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 13 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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