Planning application
9 Ashley Gardens Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3En
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a fence within boundary of the property
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1621
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1621
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 3EN
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.
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