Planning application
Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T2 Sycamore - Team is to remove tree to ground level in order to eliviate risk of tresspassers. There has been many security issues with this Sycamore, people climbing it and getting onto the roof of the building, although it has been heavily reduced befo
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0363
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0363
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1784 Awaiting decision
Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Prior Approval - A non-domestic, flat roof-mounted solar PV installation. 916 modules are designed for the system. Each panel is rated at 455W, totalling a system size of 416.78kW
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TP/2026/0264 Granted
Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Pruning works to various trees including fell to Silver birch, Rowan , Ash, Norway maple, Sycamore - see application for further details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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23 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 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
2 documents 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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