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48 Sleapshyde Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Sb

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1480 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) - Proposed hip to gable and dormer to form loft conversion

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1480

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1480
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decided
25 Sep 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
Colney Heath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 25 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 25 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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