Unit 1 Riverside Industrial Estate London Colney Bypass London Colney Hertfordshire AL2 1HJ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1478 - DEM Refused
DemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Approval - Demolition of building, site clearance and restoration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Flood defence about 29 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the London Colney built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Conservation area about 94 m away: London Colney.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
DEM
Postcode
AL2 1HJ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
London Colney
Parish
LONDON COLNEY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Demoliotion - Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Alex Cole (Savills)

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 68 days faster than St Albans's median of 92 for demolitions. Refused, as 17% of demolitions here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
114decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323147PLN
Planning Portal ref
15105893
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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%).

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for householder decisions
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings