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7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

Refused St Albans 5/2026/1252 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension 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/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1252

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1252
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Decided
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Bernards Heath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5RE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Jul 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. 27 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

Documents

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

5 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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