Planning application
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Tree Works T1 Norway maple Selective lateral crown reduction on the western/hospital-facing side of the crown. Reduce branches extending over the hospital site back approximately to the kerb line, sufficient to provide clearance from the propose
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0403
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0403
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 15 applications since 2025: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1633 Awaiting decision
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 31 (details of the external lighting) of planning permission 5/2026/0968 dated 29/07/2026 for Variation of Condition 4 (approved parameter plans) to revise the wording of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variati
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5/2026/1243 Awaiting decision
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Installation of external plant and associated works (part retrospective)
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5/2026/0968 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Variation of Condition 4 (approved parameter plans) to revise the wording of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22
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5/2026/0969 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of condition 22 (drainage scheme/surface water) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS details),
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5/2026/0940 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 26 (land contamination options appraisal and remediation strategy) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeo
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5/2026/0939 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 25 (land contamination investigation report) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS
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5/2026/0545 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 11 (samples of materials) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS details), 25 (land
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5/2026/0546 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 9 (verification report) of planning permission 5/2025/1131dated 13/01/2026 for Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 4 (details of roof plant screening), 5 (plant equipment), 12 (plant noise limits), 14 (landsca
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5/2026/0547 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Conditions 24 (Site-wide Drainage and SUDs) and 30 (surface water drainage implementation) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details
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5/2026/0321 Granted
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2025/1147 dated 11/09/2025 for Installation of standby generators, storage tanks, acoustic enclosure, and demolition of external staircase
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Variation of Condition 4 (approved parameter plans) to revise the wording of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22
Granted 45 docs -
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of condition 22 (drainage scheme/surface water) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS details),
Granted Conditions 11 docs -
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 11 (samples of materials) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS details), 25 (land
Granted Conditions -
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 9 (verification report) of planning permission 5/2025/1131dated 13/01/2026 for Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 4 (details of roof plant screening), 5 (plant equipment), 12 (plant noise limits), 14 (landsca
Granted Conditions -
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 26 (land contamination options appraisal and remediation strategy) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeo
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn
Discharge of Condition 25 (land contamination investigation report) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS
Granted Conditions 14 docs
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