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2 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Pb

Decided St Albans 5/2026/1168 Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - The property has been in continuous use as a large HMO (Sui Generis) in excess of 19 years

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1168

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1168
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
PENDING
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Bernards Heath
Postcode
AL1 3PB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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