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1 Halton Close Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Gz

Refused St Albans TP/2021/0293 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Group G1 rear garden 16 Hornbeam trees. Reduce height to 25 ft. Reasons: Lack of daylight to back rooms of 26 Burston Drive and overbearing size & density of the trees. Photograph submitted illustrating extent of proposed height reduction work.

As published by the council, reference TP/2021/0293

Application record

Reference
TP/2021/0293
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Refused
Decision
Treeworks refusal
Received
21 May 2021
Validated
24 May 2021
Decided
8 Jul 2021
Ward
Park Street
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 2GZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Treeworks refusal

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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