Planning application
60 62 And 62A Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hs
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Six dwellings and new access arrangements following the sub-division of plots and the demolition of one dwelling (no. 62) and commercial premises (no. 62a)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1281
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1281
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Postcode
- AL4 0HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 August 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
28 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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