Planning application
Mcdonalds Restaurant Ltd Bell Lane London Colney St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 1BX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of 2x existing EV chargers and ancillary equipment, and installation of 4x upgraded EV chargers with new ancillary equipment to car park.
As published by the council, reference 26/0258/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0258/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Shenley
- Parish
- Shenley Parish Council
- Postcode
- AL2 1BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- National highways
- Agent's email: additional highways information
- National highways response
- National highways response - no objection
- Local lead flood authority response
- Arboriculture response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Highways response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- National highways comments
- Location and block plan
- Applicationformredacted
- Equipment elevations - feeder pillar rmc2100 with spacer
- Equipment elevations - byd 160kw charger
- Equipment elevations - byd 160kw single arm charger
- Existing and proposed site layout
- (dual arm) evd160kuc01_v04 technical specs
- (single arm) evd160kuc05 20240911 technical specs
- Planning factsheet - material considerations 2026
- Arboricultural impact assessment & tree protection plan 11.2.26
- Arboricultural method statement & tree protection plan 11.2.26
- Biodiversity net gain factsheet
- Design and access factsheet
- Ev national policy factsheet
- Planning statement
- Permitted development factsheet
- Renewables and low carbon policy factsheet
- Sustainable transport policy factsheet
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hertsmere for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hertsmere decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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