Planning application
Woodbury Manor Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tw
Works: New dwelling Domestic
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Proposal
Certification of Lawfulness (existing) - Certificate of Lawfulness is sought to confirm lawful implementation of planning permission ref 5/2022/2527 dated 8th May 2023 for the construction of a three bedroom detached dwelling with basement following demol
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1180
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1180
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Postcode
- AL2 3TW
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0292 Granted
Woodbury Manor Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tw
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) and 4 (existing and proposed levels) of planning permission 5/2022/2527 dated 19/05/2023 for Construction of three bedroom detached dwelling with basement following demolition of existing structures, assoc
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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24 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided lawful development applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Woodbury Manor Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tw
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) and 4 (existing and proposed levels) of planning permission 5/2022/2527 dated 19/05/2023 for Construction of three bedroom detached dwelling with basement following demolition of existing structures, assoc
Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 6 docsDomestic -
Woodview Lodge Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tw
88% historically approved · decision due ~27 May
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Awaiting decision Extension 23 docs -
Woodview Lodge Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tw
Construction of amenity building
Refused 12 docs -
Domestic
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22 The Meads Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Qj
Demolition of existing and replacement single storey side extension
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docsSmall domestic -
18 The Meads Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Qj
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Granted Householder Extension 9 docsDomestic
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