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46 Lea Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Pg

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1314 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What 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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