Planning application
The Elms 24 Hall Place Gardens St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sf
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposal requires the insertion of wooden fence panels and supporting post to fill the gap currently covered by temporary metal fencing as per drawing submitted. I confirm there is no construction of any of the i
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1307
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1307
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Postcode
- AL1 3SF
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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