Planning application
43 Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Pe
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The client wishes to have the 1 x Ash tree in the rear garden along the front left border (T1 - on sketch plan) pollarded to historic points. The client wishes to have the 1 x Willow tree in the rear garden in the lawn area (T2 - on sketch plan) pollarded
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0085
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0085
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 2PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
24 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
-
25 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
-
24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 22 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
53A Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Pe
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Flat roof at the rear of the property converted in to first floor terrace / balcony with privacy guarding
Decided Lawful development -
1 Station Terrace Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Py
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials), 6 (landscape design proposals), 11 (refuse store), 12 (cycle store) & 13 (ground levels, earthworks, excavations) of planning permission 5/2019/0986 dated 26/07/2019 for Construction of two attached flats
Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs -
1 - 12 Fairhaven Park Street Lane Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Nd
Replacement external balustrading
Granted 16 docs -
1 Old Orchard Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Qb
Two storey side extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation following extension to existing loft space, front rooflights, alterations to openings and new fence
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 33 docsSmall domestic -
14 Old Orchard Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Qb
Non Material Amendment - Rear extension roof design originally a lean to roof back to the main house now a hipped/flat roof to planning permission 5/2014/3265 dated 06/03/2015 for Single storey rear extension
Refused Amendments Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
73 - 95 Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Ph
Replacement balustrade
Granted 16 docs
Other tree works applications
In St Albans
-
TP/2026/0456 Decided
The Cathedral And Abbey Church Of St Alban Sumpter Yard Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1By
T1. Cedar - clean-cut where the branches have broken, reduce any upright or outstretched branches by 1.5 metres. Thin the heavier elongated branches going over the walls and public walkways by no more than 20% and remove any damaged branches and deadwood.
-
TP/2026/0457 Decided
The Peacock Ph 13 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Rr
G1 - Conifer group - fell to ground level and grind stump
-
TP/2026/0453 Decided
1 Pondwicks Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Dg
Willow - Pollard due to limb failure
-
TP/2026/0455 Decided
7 Salisbury Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Qq
Silve birch - felling trees 1, 2, 3, and 5 on safety grounds in significant decline
-
TP/2026/0451 Decided
Topstreet Farmhouse 28 Crabtree Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Nu
T1 Beech - Crown reduction by 3-4m approx and crown thin by 15-20% The tree has perviously been managed with a similar crown reduction in the past to contain shape and improve light