23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4NP
Refused on 28 August 2026
Council decision: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates at 23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4NP
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Agent
- Lingwood Design
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated18 May
- Consult.Consultation26 Jun
- TargetTarget Date26 Jun
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 102 days
About this application
This is a planning application for an outbuilding at 23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4NP. St Albans has handled 12,346 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the St Albans conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Clarence. We hold 3,226 applications in total for the AL1 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- A Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) cannot be issued on the basis that the proposed outbuilding does not constitute permitted development by failing to comply with Part (e)(ii) and Part (f) of Class E, Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended as the height of the building, when measured immediately adjacent to the building, would exceed the relevant heights. Full planning permission would therefore be required. Christine Traill Strategic Director – Community and Place Delivery Dated 28/08/2026 First Schedule (Development/Use) - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New single storey garden room and close boarded access gates Second Schedule (Location) - 23 Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL1 4NP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Lingwood Design
- Architect profile
- LINGWOOD DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Durston
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: St Albans - Clarence Park
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Oct
T1-Pyracantha x 2-shape and prune by 1 metre all round to maintain size and shape. T2-Lawson Cypress-Lift…
ApprovedApplication26/0519/TCA - 20234 Oct
T1 field maple in rear garden on boundary with neighbour to Reduce by 30%. The tree has outgrown its Alloted…
PendingTree works in conservation areaTP/2023/0508 - 20218 Sep
Single storey side and rear extensions with roof lights, loft conversion with new dormer window, roof light…
DC3 Conditional PermissionHouseholder5/2021/2562
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