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Muse Cottage 11 Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2026/0478 Tree works in conservation area

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.

  • 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

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 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

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 29 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What 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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