Planning application
163 Mount Pleasant Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Xh
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rear Garden: TPO1344 T1 Species: Oak Proposed Works: Reduce and reshape the crown by approximately 30%. Reasons: Routine cyclical maintenance as part of ongoing management. To maintain appropriate size and improve light penetration to the garden. Front G
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0087
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0087
- Type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Treeworks approval
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3XH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 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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