Planning application
20 Upton Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ew
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Sycamore - Fell due to significant decline
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0372
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0372
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Treework exempt
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Treework exempt
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
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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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