2 St Stephens Hill St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 2DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 T2 - Sycamore - reduction of up to 30%. G1 -3 leyandii & a Thuja Crown reduce trees by approximately 20% and deadwood - see application for full specification Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £925,000 in July 2004. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. 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
- 321960PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14977843
- Comments by
- 25 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jul 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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