7 Handley Page Way Old Parkbury Lane Colney Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2DQ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0266 - SMG Under Consideration

Proposal

Flexible Class E ‘Commercial, Business & Service' use or Class B8 ‘Storage or Distribution’ use with proposed extension of factory / warehouse element at both the southern and western elevations of Unit 7 with alterations to service yard, parking layout, Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Target date was 30 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Jul 2026; it is now day 239.

The consultation period closed on 30 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Colney Street built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
SMG
Postcode
AL2 2DQ
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 239, past the statutory target. 78% of commercial premises in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 239183 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
320017PLN
Planning Portal ref
14677434
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jun 2026
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026