Planning application
77 - 79 Station Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hb
Works: Demolition
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 motor repair garage to residential and demolition of associated structures, and construction of two detached houses with associated parking and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2164
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2164
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Postcode
- AL4 0HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by St Albans
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27 Nov 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 22 January 2026, 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
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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