Planning application
53A Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Pe
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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10 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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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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