Planning application
Units 4 To 5 Riverside Industrial Estate London Colney Bypass London Colney Hertfordshire
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Submission of Reserved Matters (details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) following Outline permission 5/2025/1841 dated 25/03/2026 for Variation of Condition 3 (approved plans) to amend the approved Parameter Plan including minor variation to the Development Zone 1B boundary to increase the landscaping buffer, amend the building height restrictions in Development Zone 1A and the finished floor levels in Development Zone 1C and variation of Condition 12 (plant and barriers) to allow building flues up to 1 metre above the maximum building height of planning permission 5/2022/2966 dated 03/01/2024 for Outline application (access sought) for the demolition of existing buildings and the development of 7.57ha to provide flexible commercial/employment space falling within either Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) or a data centre and strategic landscaping with matters of access, layout, scale, appearance and other landscaping reserved. Application reference: 5/2026/0719. (Consultation for Adjacent Authority Application.)
As published by the council, reference 26/0532/ADJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0532/ADJ
- Type
- Consultation from Adjacent Borough
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objections
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Borehamwood Cowley Hill
- Parish
- Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1027/ADJ Decided
Units 4 To 5 Riverside Industrial Estate London Colney Bypass London Colney Hertfordshire
Submission of Reserved Matters (details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) following Outline permission 5/2025/1841 dated 25/03/2026 for Variation of Condition 3 (approved plans) to amend the approved Paramete. (Adjacent Authority application)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objections
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Hertsmere granted permission on 30 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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