14 Watling Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 2PX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
3 x Elder, Ivy infested. In contact with church boundary wall, direct damage likely. Fell to ground level Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 26 October 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- Tree works in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- AL1 2PX
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Treeworks Deemed Consent
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Evoke Tree Services Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 25 days from validation, 18 days faster 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 323598PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15199217
- Neighbours
- 4 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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