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47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1093 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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
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.

  • 5/2026/1360 Decided

    47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

    New ground floor entrance extension with skylight to the front elevation and alterations to openings

    Submitted 14 Jul 2026 Householder

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. 30 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 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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What 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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  • 47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

    5/2026/1360 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 0m away

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    Decided Householder Extension 20 docs
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  • 39 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

    5/2017/2605 Submitted 13 Sep 2017 0m away

    Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer window, garage conversion, alterations to openings and installation of rooflights

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs
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  • 20 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

    5/2021/1245 Submitted 26 Apr 2021 53m away

    Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey front and rear extension with roof lights. Garage conversion with roof alterations. Loft conversion with rear dormer window. Alterations to windows and doors

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +3 11 docs
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    5/2026/1449 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 53m away

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    Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
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    5/2026/0966 Submitted 14 May 2026 134m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights to front

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs

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    14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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