Planning application
77 - 79 Station Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hb
Works: Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- Decision
- PENDING
- 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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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