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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

Refused St Albans 5/2026/1507 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1507

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1507
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decided
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9BX

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 4 refused.

  • 5/2026/1160 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2026/1006 Granted

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Decided 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 5/2025/2361 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.

    Decided 14 May 2026 Householder
  • 5/2025/1414 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Decided 27 Oct 2025 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. 17 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/1414 Submitted 24 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Refused Householder Extension Roofing 18 docs
    Domestic
  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1641 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Proposed front porch and front extension

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 19 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1160 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations

    Refused Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1098 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension

    Refused Lawful development Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/2361 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.

    Refused Householder Extension 29 docs
    Domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1006 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
    Small 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