16 St. Albans Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RU

1. 10 Aug 2021

   Received by Stevenage

2. 24 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 32 St. Albans Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RU

  25/00745/FPH Submitted 10 Oct 2025 37m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~5 Dec

  Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) attached to planning permission reference 22/00789/FPH to amend the height and openings on the garage/garden room

  Decided

• 49 St. Albans Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RU

  21/00664/CLPD Submitted 11 Jun 2021 60m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed outbuilding to rear garden

  Granted Lawful development 7 docs

• 54 St. Albans Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RU

  24/00523/FP Submitted 22 Jul 2024 66m away

  Change of use of public amenity land to private residential garden, and erection of timber fence enclosure.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Rooks Nest Farm Barns Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4XS

  26/00106/LB Submitted 22 Jan 2026 248m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~19 Mar

  Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing two storey height glazed front and rear doors with windows and rear ground floor doors with windows to Grade II Listed Building

  Decided Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing

• 45 York Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4ET

  23/00165/CLED Submitted 28 Feb 2023 272m away

  Certificate of lawfulness (Existing) use as a 7 bedroom HMO (Use Class Sui-Generis)

  Refused Lawful development 4 docs

• 132 Canterbury Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4DJ

  16/00765/FPH Submitted 12 Nov 2016 300m away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 24/00762/CLPD Granted

  10 Poston Place Stevenage Herts SG2 0BS

  Erection of single storey rear extension and side facing dormer window

  28 Oct 2024 Lawful development
• 24/00806/CLPD Granted

  3 Fry Road Stevenage Herts SG2 0QG

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to ground floor fenestration, rear dormer window and 2 no. roof lights for loft conversion.

  15 Nov 2024 Lawful development
• 24/00803/CLPD Granted

  76 Peartree Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9EA

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  13 Nov 2024 Lawful development
• 24/00716/CLPD Granted

  19 Bandley Rise Stevenage Herts SG2 9LS

  Lawful development certificate (proposed) for front porch.

  7 Oct 2024 Lawful development
• 24/00771/CLPD Granted

  11 Tates Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4WP

  Lawful development certificate (Proposed) for a single storey rear extension

  30 Oct 2024 Lawful development