Planning application
26 Pinewood Close St Albans Al4 0Ds
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T3, T4, T5, T6 Sycamores - Fell. Trees are implicated in causing subsidence damage to property.
As published by the council, reference TP/2017/0490
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2017/0490
- Type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Treeworks approval
- Received
- 21 Sep 2017
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2017
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2017
- Ward
- Ashley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2017
Received by St Albans
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28 Sep 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Oct 2017
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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