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3A London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1La

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2026/0484 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Sycamore tree, trimming and cutting back to reduce damage to neighbour property and garden and fence. tree is in the back garden, it is the only large tree.

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0484

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0484
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
St Peters
Postcode
AL1 1LA

Comment by 28 October 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

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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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