28 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sb

1. 12 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 13 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 28 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sb

  5/2026/1547 Submitted 12 Aug 2026 0m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.9m in height x 6m in depth with 2.6m height to eaves

  Decided Prior approval Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• The Copse, 1B Batchwood Drive St Albans Al3 5Sd

  TP/2017/0487 Submitted 18 Sep 2017 74m away

  T1 + T2 Field Maple - Reduce height by 30% and remove 2 minor stems. (One tree has a lean which could render it unsafe). T3 + T4 Oak - Remove Ivy, remove deadwood and reduce over extended laterals by 30%. (Due to safety concerns given its location close

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• The Copse 1B Batchwood Drive Al3 5Sd

  TP/2017/0468 Submitted 11 Sep 2017 74m away

  Fell Ash tree T7. (Five day notice). Reason - Tree is dead. Remaining works applied for not registered as further details awaited.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 17 Nicholas Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Bu

  5/2026/1144 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 190m away

  Rear extension single storey to connect house to store and store to be converted into shower room

  Decided Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 60 Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6De

  5/2021/1020 Submitted 5 Apr 2021 239m away

  Rear conservatory (resubmission following approval 5/2020/3066 dated 23/03/2021)

  Decided Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Old Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Ax

  5/2026/1390 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 254m away

  Construction of ground, first floor side extension and ground floor rear extension. Conversion of existing loftspace into habitable area including formation of rear dormer and roof alterations

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docs
  Domestic

• 5/2026/1607 Decided

  5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0951 Refused

  23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Np

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates

  15 May 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1558 Granted

  31 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub

  Certificate of Lawfulness ( Proposed) - Proposed rear single-storey extension, side single-storey extension and removal of rear chimney stack

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/0291 Refused

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable and new dormer

  16 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 5/2026/1252 Refused

  7 Palfrey Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Re

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey/ground floor extension to dining room, to extend as far as kitchen rear/outside wall across to party wall. Repositioning French windows to new rear of room, and repositioning downpipe and soak away in r

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development