Planning application
Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- Under Consideration
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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