Planning application
20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing garage to ancillary accommodation within the existing footprint, with new windows to side and rear elevations. Front elevation retained
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1153
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1153
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9XY
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1170 Granted
20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy
Extension of existing raised rear terrace with privacy screening and associated alterations to rear fenestration
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 7 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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