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St Peters School Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hl

Decided St Albans TP/2021/0365 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Tree is a Weeping Willow in south east corner of grounds that has a severely decayed main trunk which poses a great risk of failing and injuring someone. Due to the seriousness of the decay a Five Days notice application is requested.

As published by the council, reference TP/2021/0365

Application record

Reference
TP/2021/0365
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Treework exempt
Received
1 Jul 2021
Validated
2 Jul 2021
Decided
15 Jul 2021
Ward
Sopwell
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 1HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Treework exempt

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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