Planning application
Muse Cottage 11 Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Beech tree (T1 - on sketch plan) in the rear right border in the rear garden to be removed with the stump ground.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0478
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0478
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Redbourn
- Parish
- Redbourn
- Postcode
- AL3 7DU
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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TP/2026/0223 Granted
Muse Cottage 11 Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du
1 x Sycamore tree (T1 - on sketch plan) pollard, reducing the tree heavily back to historic pruning points by 5 metres. 2 x Conifer trees (T2 + T3 - on sketch plan) and the 1 x Rowan tree (T4 - on sketch plan) removed, 1 x Beech tree (T5 - on sketch pl
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5/2026/0790 Granted
Muse Cottage 11 Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du
Listed Building consent - replacement of dilapidated timber framed windows to match existing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by St Albans
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29 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 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
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.
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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.
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