Planning application
Smallford Fishery Smallford Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To re-align the entrance gate to provide safer vehicular exit of the site and access road re-arrangement
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1217
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1217
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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
9 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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