Planning application
Estate Office Childwickbury St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Jx
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Mature Ash tree. Pinned location on drawing. Reduce crown by 40%. Clean crown. The tree drops a lot of dead wood and excessive shading to adjacent trees and nearby house. Tree is unbalanced and would benefit from being rebalanced.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0395
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0395
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Redbourn
- Parish
- St Michael
- Postcode
- AL3 6JX
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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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