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Birklands Park London Road St Albans Hertfordshire

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0206 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

2704 Beech Crown Reduce by 3m. Ganoderma at base, attempt to preserve the tree by removing weight and height. 2729 Lime to repollard. A3 group of Sycamores to remove crossing limbs and animal damaged branches. 2760 Lime to repollard low limb back to previ

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0206

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0206
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Approved
Decision
Treeworks approval
Received
4 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Decided
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Cunningham
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Treeworks approval

  4. 13 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 12 June 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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