Planning application
5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension with tiled lean to roof fitted with 3no. roof lights
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1607
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1607
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 4JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Sep 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 28 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.
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