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125 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

Granted St Albans 5/2026/1561 Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1561

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1561
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decided
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Cunningham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 1UH

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/0771 Withdrawn

    125 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Replacement of existing rear French doors with a window within the existing opening, together with the replacement of existing rear windows with white uPVC windows. All works relate to the rear elevation of the dwell

    Decided 6 Jul 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  5. 4 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 2 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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

  • 125 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

    5/2026/0771 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Replacement of existing rear French doors with a window within the existing opening, together with the replacement of existing rear windows with white uPVC windows. All works relate to the rear elevation of the dwell

    Withdrawn Windows or glazing 6 docs
  • 73 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uh

    5/2026/0284 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Conversion of an outbuilding to a residential annex

    Granted Householder 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    5/2026/0607 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 200 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 200 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
  • 28 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    5/2026/1550 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 200 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Enlargement, improvement and alteration to dwellinghouse with a multi-storey rear extension and an addition to its roof

    Awaiting decision Lawful development Extension 8 docs
    Domestic
  • 35 New House Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Uq

    5/2025/2125 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 200 yards away

    Proposed conversion of integral garage to games room

    Granted Householder 15 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
  • 5/2026/1772 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
  • 5/2026/1755 Awaiting decision

    41 Bernard Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ql

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Replacing three existing wooden double glazed windows from circa 2001 with thermally efficient modern upgrades identical in outward appearance to the existing window units. Two windows face forward onto Bernard Stree

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development