Planning application
46 Lea Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Pg
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable Loft conversion with rear dormer & 3 velux to front
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1314
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1314
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4PG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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8 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 1 September 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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