14 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4QB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided TP/2025/0006
Trees & landscaping
Council
St Albans 1.1/10
Date received
6 Jan 2025
Date validated
8 Jan 2025
Postcode
AL3 4QB

Description

T1-Figg tree- Crown reduce by 1-2 metres to maintain size and shape for area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 7

St Albans - Romeland and the Abbey Gateway conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Verulam and Fishpool Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
42 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: War Memorial Plaque attached to 35 Lower Dagnall Street, Grade II, 14 m away · 1 Grade II*, 41 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 156 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 9 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £450,000 in July 2024. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

5 July 2024£450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area60 m² (646 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

19 Jun 2026Pending

9 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4QD

Two storey replacement rear extension, new rear rooflights and new front door

5/2026/1048

Nearby new applications

6 Nov 2026Pending

19 Cannon Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5JR

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5 Nov 2026Pending

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3 Nov 2026Pending

29 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RU

Fell the dead Silver Birch in the rear garden. Reasons for the work: Safety.

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29 Oct 2026Pending

9 Russell Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5ES

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28 Oct 2026Pending

18 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RT

Holm Oak at rear to reduce by approx 6m back to origanal pollard/reduction point...

26/0534/TCA
23 Oct 2026Pending

9 Portland Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RA

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1. Beech - Growing from the neighbour's garden, 9A Queen Street. Prune back the branches…
TP/2025/0624
2025 Approved
1 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1. Beech - Growing from the neighbour's garden, 9A Queen Street. Prune back the branches…
TP/2025/0624
2025 Approved
9 Spicer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ph
Ground and first floor rear extensions, creation of light well to front elevation and ins…
5/2025/1504
2025 Approved
9 Spicer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ph
Ground and first floor rear extensions, creation of light well to front elevation and ins…
5/2025/1504
2025 Approved
17A Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Arizona Cypress - 30% reduction in height and deadwood removal to lower risk of snapping…
TP/2025/0545
2025 Approved
17A Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Arizona Cypress - 30% reduction in height and deadwood removal to lower risk of snapping…
TP/2025/0545
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and downstairs and upstairs windows at the front of the house
5/2025/0888
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and downstairs and upstairs windows at the front of the house
5/2025/0888
2025 Approved
7 College Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pu
T1 Acer - Crown reduction by 1/1.5m approx and further to clear building
TP/2025/0243
2025 Approved
7 College Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pu
T1 Acer - Crown reduction by 1/1.5m approx and further to clear building
TP/2025/0243
2025 Approved
19 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Removal of T6 (on plan) Leyland Cyprus in the bottom left hand corner of our garden. The…
TP/2025/0170
2025 Approved
19 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Removal of T6 (on plan) Leyland Cyprus in the bottom left hand corner of our garden. The…
TP/2025/0170
2025 Approved
31 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Retrospective replacement of four pairs of window sashes on the first floor and non-retro…
5/2025/0421
2025 Approved
31 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Retrospective replacement of four pairs of window sashes on the first floor and non-retro…
5/2025/0421
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows and change of colour as i…
5/2025/0011
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent -Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows…
5/2025/0013
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows and change of colour as i…
5/2025/0011
2025 Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent -Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows…
5/2025/0013
2025 Approved
18 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1-Yew-Crown reduce back to previous pruning points approx. 1-2 metres.
TP/2025/0053
2025 Approved
18 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1-Yew-Crown reduce back to previous pruning points approx. 1-2 metres.
TP/2025/0053
2020 Refused
15 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent - The proposal seeks to convert the existing cellar into a habita…
5/2020/2857
2020 Refused
15 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
The proposal seeks to convert the existing cellar into a habitable room
5/2020/2422
2020 Refused
15 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent - The proposal seeks to convert the existing cellar into a habita…
5/2020/2857
2020 Refused
15 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
The proposal seeks to convert the existing cellar into a habitable room
5/2020/2422
2020 Approved
4 College Place St Albans Al3 4Pu
Rear garden trees: 1 x Acer - remove branch over garden of number 2 which is touching the…
TP/2020/0598
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.