27 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RU Data via plota.co.uk

Decided TP/2025/0414
Council
St Albans 1.1/10
Date received
18 Aug 2025
Date validated
29 Aug 2025
Postcode
AL3 4RU

Description

There is a three trunked Sycamore in the rear garden of the property. In the past this tree has been greatly reduced in size to a height of 3m in an attempt to save it, however this did not work and now the tree is completely dead.The application is to remove the remains of the tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 9

St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
35 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 38-42, Fishpool Street, Grade II, 15 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 32 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 105 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Green belt 43 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 8 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 4

Last sold for £560,000 in December 2017. Terraced house, freehold.

8 December 2017£560,000
31 August 2006£280,000
25 July 2003£250,000
19 November 1998£135,000

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

Building

Floor area64 m² (689 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, 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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Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
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TP/2021/0011
2021 Approved
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TP/2021/0011
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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TP/2025/0539
2025 Approved
57 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
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TP/2025/0539
2025 Approved
83 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
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2025 Approved
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5/2025/0975
2025 Approved
53 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
Internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing building, demolition of existing m…
5/2025/0710
2025 Approved
53 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
Listed Building Consent - Internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing building…
5/2025/0975
2025 Approved
53 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
Internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing building, demolition of existing m…
5/2025/0710
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93 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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5/2016/2795
2016 Approved
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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
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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.

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.