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28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1550 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

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.

  • 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

    Decided 20 May 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 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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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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    5/2026/0607 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Domestic
  • Haddon House 29 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    TP/2026/0397 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Major scheme
  • 35 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    5/2025/2125 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed conversion of integral garage to games room

    Granted Householder 15 docs
    Domestic
  • 282 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hy

    5/2026/1407 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 3m height to eaves

    Refused Prior approval Extension 19 docs
    Small domestic
  • 282 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hy

    5/2026/0825 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 200 yards away

    Retention of a Glazed link to house and gym

    Granted Householder Windows or glazing 18 docs
    Domestic
  • 17 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ua

    5/2021/1398 Submitted 10 May 2021 200 yards away

    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 docs
    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