111-117, 119-133, 135-149 Cotlandswick London Colney Hertfordshire AL2 1EQ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/1682 - MAL Approved

Proposal

Replacement windows and spandrel panels and retrofit design, external wall insulation to front and rear facade, cavity wall insulation to end gables, PV panels to roof to provide heating for communal area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
9 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
2 Dec 2025

Approved on 2 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the London Colney built-up area; Green belt about 38 m away: London.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
MAL
Postcode
AL2 1EQ
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Ward
London Colney
Parish
LONDON COLNEY
Target decision
15 Nov 2025
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision date
2 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
R Smith (St Albans City And District Council)

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 65 days faster than St Albans's median of 119 for full applications. Approved, as 76% of full applications here are.

10%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
63decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
317193PLN
Comments by
15 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
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