Planning application
9 The Kestrels Bucknalls Drive Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Yb
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce overhang for woodland on rear boundary back to the boundary - see application for full details.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0059
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0059
- Type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Treeworks approval
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3YB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 13 April 2026, 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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