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13 Tovey Close London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Lf

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2026/0315 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees

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Proposal

A very large mature cherry tree which is located at the rear 13 Tovy close is causing excessive shade to several gardens in Tovy Close, Number 13 suffer with very bad shade issues and also have a large amount of cherrys and bird droppings continually drop

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0315

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0315
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Under Consideration
Received
27 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
London Colney
Parish
London Colney
Postcode
AL2 1LF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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