Planning application
Aboyne Lodge School Etna Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nl
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees are at the back of Aboyne Lodge Primary School. via Russell Avenue Adjacent to the multi storey car park. We have been requested by the school to cut back branches overhanging into the reception play area and reduce the height of the trees as the sc
As published by the council, reference TP/2024/0050
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2024/0050
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 25 Jan 2024
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2024
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ward
- St Peters
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5NL
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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5/2021/1526 Refused
Aboyne Lodge School Etna Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nl
Discharge of Conditions 4 (submission of further details) and 5 (maintenance plan) of planning permission 5/2020/2402 dated 13/01/2021 for Variation of Condition 20 (protective fencing) of planning permission 5/2020/1003 dated 13/10/2020 for Variation of
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5/2021/1576 Refused
Aboyne Lodge School Etna Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nl
Discharge of Conditions 4 (submission of further detail) and 5 (maintenance plan) of 5/2020/1066 dated 13/10/2020 for Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (details of windows and vents) and 14 (ventilation strategy) of 5/2019/0774 dated 21/06/202
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jan 2024
Received by St Albans
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30 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 12 March 2024, 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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