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Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0044 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conservation Area Protected Trees - Tag number 9193 - Horse Chestnut - Impacting dwelling. Side reduce lower crown away from dwelling by 2.1m to suitable parent branches to provide 2m clearance from side elevation. Tag Number 51 - Plum - Multi-stemmed wit

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0044

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0044
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Approved
Decision
Treeworks approval
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Decided
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Verulam
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 4HD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Treeworks approval

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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