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9 Newfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Gb

Refused St Albans 5/2026/1172 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Roofing Demolition Windows or glazing Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory.Walls to be brick to match existing.Roof tiles to be concrete tiles to match existing.Windows and doors will be Aluminium or uPVC to match existing,

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1172

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1172
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Decided
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Hill End
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0GB

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.

  5. 12 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.

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