Planning application
53 Alexander Road London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Hs
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from single occupation to multiple occupation (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/0030
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/0030
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 8 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 7 Feb 2025
- Ward
- London Colney
- Parish
- London Colney
- Postcode
- AL2 1HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2025
Received by St Albans
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7 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 April 2025, 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
20 documents on file for this application
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