Planning application
St Marys Church Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. The wild cherry trees (T045/T047 remove. 2. The large lime (T056) reduce height by 50% 3. The large Cedar of Labanon (T050) remove dead lower branches. 4. T0133, T0134 and T0135 remove daed lower branches.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0344
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0344
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Redbourn
- Parish
- Redbourn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 7DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0429 Granted
St Marys Church Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du
Discharge of Conditions 3 (material sample of the Sureset Bound) 5 (written scheme of archaeological work) for planning permission 5/2025/1161 dated 16/09/2025 for reduction externally of south porch ground levels by maximum of 250mm to accommodate level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 4 September 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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