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19 Burnham Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Qn

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1646 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension 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) - L-shaped rear dormer roof extension to facilitate a loft conversion, with the installation of two front rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1646

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1646
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Under Consultation
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Clarence
Postcode
AL1 4QN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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

4 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.

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