Planning application
26 Spicer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pq
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Apple Tree - Rear garden- Remove.
As published by the council, reference TP/2020/0839
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2020/0839
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 18 Dec 2020
- Validated
- 31 Dec 2020
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2021
- Ward
- Verulam
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 4PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2020
Received by St Albans
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31 Dec 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2021
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document 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.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 11 February 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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