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The Elms 24 Hall Place Gardens St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sf

Decided St Albans 5/2026/1307 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 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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After the decision

St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

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