Land Between Bullens Green Lane And Roestock Lane Colney Heath St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0737 - S106 Approved

Proposal

Notice of an application to modify a planning obligation Schedule 2, Section 5 - Self-Build and Custom Housing Building Plots Clause 5.5 (d) -No contracts for the sale of any of the Self-Build plots on the site have been exchanged following the 2 years fr… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
14 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Colney Heath 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
S106
Postcode
AL4 0QS
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
COLNEY HEATH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jun 2026
Decision
Section 106 agreement
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
G Davies

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321049PLN
Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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