Planning application
41 Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Pe
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Willow Reduce back to previous points of reduction.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0504
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0504
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Postcode
- AL2 2PE
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
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1 Oct 2026
Received by St Albans
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7 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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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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