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St Albans School Abbey Gateway St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hb

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0348 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Various works including fell - see attached report

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0348

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0348
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Received
18 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Decided
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Verulam
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 4HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/3506 Granted

    St Albans School Abbey Gateway St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hb

    Discharge of Condition 12 (archaeological investigation) of planning permission 5/2017/1232 dated 05/09/2017 for Demolition of existing timber structure and construction of a three storey teaching block (resubmission following refusal of 5/2016/0935)

    Decided 26 Jan 2018 Conditions
  • 5/2017/2991 Granted

    St Albans School Abbey Gateway St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hb

    Variation of Condition 10 (approved plans) to allow minor material amendments to alter rear openings and add three rooflights to planning permission 5/2014/1634 dated 25/11/2014 for Extensions and alterations to existing building to modernise performing a

    Decided 22 Dec 2017

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 4 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What 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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