Planning application
107 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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25 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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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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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.
About full applications
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