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53A Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Pe

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1513 Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Flat roof at the rear of the property converted in to first floor terrace / balcony with privacy guarding

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1513

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1513
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Under Consultation
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
St Stephen
Postcode
AL2 2PE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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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