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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

Refused St Albans 5/2026/1160 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1160

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1160
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9BX

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 5/2026/1507 Decided

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1006 Granted

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Decided 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2025/2361 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.

    Decided 14 May 2026 Householder
  • 5/2025/1414 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Decided 27 Oct 2025 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

Documents

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

9 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/1414 Submitted 24 Jul 2025 0m away

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Refused Householder Extension Roofing 18 docs
    Domestic
  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1098 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 0m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension

    Refused Lawful development Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/2361 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 0m away

    Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.

    Refused Householder Extension 29 docs
    Domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1006 Submitted 21 May 2026 0m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1507 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 0m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

    Decided Lawful development 14 docs
  • 9 St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9La

    5/2026/1345 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 104m away

    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.37m in height x 8m in depth with 1.58m height to eaves

    Refused Prior approval Extension 22 docs
    Small domestic

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/1277 Granted

    52 Napsbury Avenue London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ls

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed development comprises building operations associated with the loft conversion of the existing roof space to provide additional habitable accommodation. The works include the construction of a rear dormer

    1 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1366 Granted

    256 Sandridge Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Aj

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer & 4 velux to front

    14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1638 Decided

    1 Castle Rise Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed loft hip to gable with rear dormer, internal alterations and all associated works at 1 Castle Rise, AL4 8HX

    7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1621 Decided

    9 Ashley Gardens Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3En

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a fence within boundary of the property

    2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1622 Decided

    9 Necton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8At

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Dormer to rear elevation to existing bedroom. new window to rear

    2 Sep 2026 Lawful development