Planning application
Lamer House Office Lamer Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rl
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) -Use of the space known as Lamer House Office as shown edged red on the enclosed plans, for use as commercial office space and ancillary storage space
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1377
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1377
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Postcode
- AL4 8RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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