Planning application
Timber Cottage Lower Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ru
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
CA works T4. Silver Birch - Fell and remove. T5. Sycamore - Fell and remove . Remove to stump level. T6 Mature Ash - Pollard crown by 30-40% to restore crown to a suitable size/spread for the boundary location. T7. Self-set Ash - Fell and remove. G6. M
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0249
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0249
- Type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Treeworks approval
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8RU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 16 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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