Planning application
St Peters Church St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Hg
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
One apple and one plub tree to reduce the crowns by 30% and cut back ivy on walls. One conifer tree on the on the boundary edge overhanging car park to fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0119
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0119
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1522 Awaiting decision
St Peters Church St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Hg
Discharge of Conditions 3 (details of bollards and any fencing or boundary treatments), 6 (written scheme of archaeological work) and 8 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2022/2590 dated 20/01/2025 for Extension and widening of access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 12 May 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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