Planning application
11 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf
Works: Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft Conversion, Rear dormer with out rigger
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1586
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1586
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Postcode
- AL1 5NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/1091 Refused
11 Royston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Nf
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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
5 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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