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36 Harlesden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lf

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1502 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 to bedroom

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1502

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1502
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decided
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Clarence
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4LF

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1506 Awaiting decision

    36 Harlesden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lf

    Rear single storey extension

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 14 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 36 Harlesden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lf

    5/2026/1506 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    Rear single storey extension

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
    Small domestic
  • 38 Harlesden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lf

    5/2021/1259 Submitted 27 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Loft conversion including dormer window and rooflights

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  • 183 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lg

    5/2016/3379 Submitted 14 Nov 2016 100 yards away

    Part single, part three storey rear extensions to incorporate the conversion of ground floor from Class A1 (retail) to Class C3 (residential) to create four, one bedroom flats with alterations to openings and addition of rooflights following the demolitio

    Granted New dwelling Extension +1 19 docs
  • 187 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Lg

    5/2017/3414 Submitted 30 Nov 2017 100 yards away

    Change of use from Class A1 (shops) to Class A3 (restaurants and cafes) and extract flue on the rear elevation

    Granted Full applications 18 docs
  • 20 Burnham Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Qw

    5/2017/3012 Submitted 24 Oct 2017 100 yards away

    Single storey rear and side extension, loft extension and alterations to rear dormer, insertion of two windows to side elevation and installation of rooflights

    Withdrawn Extension Loft or dormer +1 1 doc
    Small domestic
  • 11 Sandfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Jz

    5/2017/3096 Submitted 3 Nov 2017 150 yards away

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to use red bricks on first floor level to planning permission 5/2017/0610 dated 06/06/2017 for the Replacement dwelling

    Granted 18 docs
    Domestic

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/1638 Granted

    1 Castle Rise Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed loft hip to gable with rear dormer, internal alterations and all associated works at 1 Castle Rise, AL4 8HX

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1622 Granted

    9 Necton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8At

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Dormer to rear elevation to existing bedroom. new window to rear

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1561 Granted

    125 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - The retrospective development comprises minor external alterations to the rear elevation of the dwellinghouse at 125 New House Park. The applicant seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) under Section 191 of the

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1772 Awaiting decision

    14 Ashley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Da

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Loft Conversion, Hip to gable, Rear dormer

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1759 Awaiting decision

    2 Grimston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ep

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Erection of a single-storey detached timber log cabin with a pent (mono-pitch) roof in the rear garden, for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (domestic storage and hobby workshop). Footprint 9

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development