Cathedral Court King Harry Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Ash tree cut back by 3m from building due to Glis Glis in roof T2 - Pine tree cut back by 3m from building due to Glis Glis in roof T3 - Lime tree fell to ground level. This is growing in the corner of the grounds and is damaging the fence line and Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 4 days slower than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321077PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14855082
- Comments by
- 8 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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