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Oaklands College Smallford Campus Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ja

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0215 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

Various trees including Scots Pine Ash, European Larch, Ash European Larch, Pedunculate Oak, Sycamore - remove or reduce see full application for details.

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0215

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0215
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Treeworks approval
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Decided
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Hill End
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 4 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • TP/2026/0327 Granted

    Oaklands College Smallford Campus Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ja

    1 x Sycamore to remove in sections to ground level. tree is dead 1 x Oak to remove in sections to ground level. canopy in decline with low visor. Heavily Ivy clad restricting canopy development

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 5/2017/3011 Granted

    Oaklands College Smallford Campus Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ja

    Advertisement consent - Retention of two externally illuminated front entrance panels

    Decided 19 Dec 2017 Advertising
  • 5/2016/3628 Decided

    Oaklands College Smallford Campus Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ja

    Advertisement consent - Retention of two front entrance panel and post signs and one panel sign attached to existing lamppost replacing original signs

    Decided 1 Feb 2017 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 12 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Treeworks approval

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 7 July 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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