Planning application
28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq
Works: Extension Domestic
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Enlargement, improvement and alteration to dwellinghouse with a multi-storey rear extension and an addition to its roof
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1550
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1550
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 1UQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0607 Granted
28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Enlargement, improvement and alteration of a dwellinghouse with a multi-storey rear extension and an addition to its roof
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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
8 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Enlargement, improvement and alteration of a dwellinghouse with a multi-storey rear extension and an addition to its roof
Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docsDomestic -
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Cedar overhanging No. 31 New House Park Prune back the lower and middle tiers of the Cedar by approximately 2-4 metres, 2. Cedar overhanging the footpath on New House Park Prune back the lower and middle tiers by approximately 2-4 metres, Reasons - Reduce
Granted Trees 7 docsMajor scheme -
35 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq
Proposed conversion of integral garage to games room
Granted Householder 15 docsDomestic -
282 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hy
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 3m height to eaves
Refused Prior approval Extension 19 docsSmall domestic -
282 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hy
Retention of a Glazed link to house and gym
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 18 docsDomestic -
17 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ua
Demolition of exisitng and erection of a five bedroom detached dwelling with detached garage, new boundary front wall and associated works
Granted New dwelling Demolition 21 docsDomestic
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5/2026/1622 Granted
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5/2026/1561 Granted
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5/2026/1772 Awaiting decision
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5/2026/1759 Awaiting decision
2 Grimston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ep
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