32 King Harry Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4AU Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0394 - AVA Under Consultation

Proposal

T10 False Acacia. One dead Acacia close to footpath and road fell to ground level. Two Acacia adjacent crown reduction by 30% and lift canopy to give good clearance from footpath and road. T9Horse Chestnut crown Reduction by 30% and lift canopy over drive… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

St Albans - The Park and St Stephens Hill 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 63 m away: Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city
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; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Green belt about 47 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £3,820,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

23 October 2025£3,820,000
12 June 2023£2,100,000
30 November 2007£1,750,000
30 November 2006£1,446,700
20 August 2002£1,140,000

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

Building

Floor area772 m² (8,310 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
AVA
Postcode
AL3 4AU
Received
16 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Verulam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
424decided in the last year

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
323360PLN
Planning Portal ref
15162387
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
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

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

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.