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2 Sefton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Pf

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2025/0460 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

x 2 Conifer trees located at the front of the property - fell

As published by the council, reference TP/2025/0460

Application record

Reference
TP/2025/0460
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Under Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Ward
Clarence
Postcode
AL1 4PF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 9 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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