Planning application
34 Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rr
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of Outbuilding for the purposes incidental to the dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1185
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1185
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8RR
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2025/2126 Granted
34 Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rr
Erection of a porch to the side, alterations to openings to the side elevation, and installation of an air source heat pump system
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 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 21 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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