Planning application
6 Hall Heath Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bl
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Silver Birch (T3)- Request to remove T3 (silver birch) request to remove fully for prevention of risk of falling due to history as referenced in supporting letter.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0208
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0208
- Type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Treeworks refusal
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Treeworks refusal
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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