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107 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1219 Small Scale Major - All Other Developments

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Proposal

Erection of a two storey 66no. bedroom residential care home for older people (Use Class C2) with creation of a new access and closer of an existing access, associated landscaping, parking and ancillary buildings

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1219

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1219
Type
Small Scale Major - All Other Developments
Status
Under Consideration
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
Colney Heath
Postcode
AL4 0TN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. 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

85 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided full applications in a median of 295 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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