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10 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1399 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) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1399

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1399
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Decided
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 2SG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 11 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 11 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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