Planning application
82 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Deconstruction of existing brick front garden wall, cleaning and retention of existing bricks, and re-building of the wall on a like-for-like basis
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1477
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1477
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Postcode
- AL3 4RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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28 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided lawful development applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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