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39 Oster Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jn

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0177 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Pollard 3 Lime trees outside number 39 Oster Street back to the original pollard points in keeping with the rest of the trees on the street. The TPO reference for the trees is 1369 which covers 47 lime trees in Oster Street. This application is for trees

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0177

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0177
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Treeworks approval
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Batchwood
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 17 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Treeworks approval

  4. 7 Sep 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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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 27 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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