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Orchard End 13 Silk Mill Road Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Ge

Refused St Albans TP/2025/0392 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

Sycamore T5 fell the tree, refer to the application for full reasons.

As published by the council, reference TP/2025/0392

Application record

Reference
TP/2025/0392
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Treeworks refusal
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Decided
23 Sep 2025
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
Redbourn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 7GE

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • TP/2026/0253 Granted

    Orchard End 13 Silk Mill Road Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Ge

    Sycamore - T5 Work to thin crown by 25%, reduce crown by 30% and lift crown - Reason - Provide pedestrian clearance, reduce loss of light to property and encroachment to adjoining gardens.

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Treeworks refusal

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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