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13 Paxton Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Pf

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2026/0170 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1-Leylandii-Trim back branches on 1 side by 0.5m-1m from garages at the back of the garden to maintain the size.

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0170

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0170
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Under Consideration
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
St Peters
Postcode
AL1 1PF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 10 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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