5/2026/1230

1. 26 Jun 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 10 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• TP/2026/0212 Granted

  27 Old London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Qd

  Two field maples (marked Tree 1 and Tree 2 in the attached sketch plan) in the garden of 27 Old London Road and overhanging neighbouring properties. The proposed work is a crown reduction by approx 3m in all directions for both trees. The aim is to ensure

  6 May 2026 30m away Trees
• 5/2017/2512 Decided

  7 Lower Paxton Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Pg

  Single storey rear extension, loft conversion and installation of rooflights (resubmission following refusal of 5/2017/1611)

  4 Sep 2017 81m away Householder
• TP/2026/0078 Granted

  14 Paxton Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Pf

  Sycamore (T1) crown to be reduced and shaped by 50% Elder (T2) to be reduced by 50% and any deadwood removed.

  19 Feb 2026 104m away Trees
• 5/2026/0324 Decided

  64-78 Riverside Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Sd

  The removal and replacement of existing double glazed casement windows to block with flats 64-78

  20 Feb 2026 109m away
• 5/2026/1112 Decided

  Odyssey Cinema 166 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Pq

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Replace existing entrance doors and install new panelling, refurbish and install a new feature lightbox to the underside of the entrance canopy, and replace the existing external floor tiles to the front entrance

  9 Jun 2026 136m away Lawful development
• 5/2026/1371 Decided

  12 Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hn

  Discharge of Conditions 4 (Archaeological report) and 6(Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 5/2025/1476 dated 28/10/2025 for Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterat

  17 Jul 2026 136m away Conditions

• 5/2026/1430 Decided

  42 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed works to a Listed Building) - Replace master bathroom suite on 1st floor of property. Modern bathroom to be replaced with new suite, including new shower cubicle. It will use existing water and waste routes , and tiling

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0901 Granted

  37 Saxon Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Nz

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Timber framed garden room to be built on ground screw foundation. Dimensions 3m x 4.2 & under 2.5m in height. This will be 1.4m distance from boundary to neighbour. This will be situation at the end of the garden

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1399 Decided

  10 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1031 Granted

  5 Flamsteadbury Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Dh

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear 3m extension, maximum eaves height 3m and maximum ridge height 4m

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1035 Refused

  30 Culver Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Ed

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and two velux to front

  22 May 2026 Lawful development