St Columbas College King Harry Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4AW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T13 Fraxinus excelsior ash. Fell to a stump about 1.5m high. To prevent injury and damage while retaining a wildlife resource. H1 dead ivy-covered tree. Fell to a low stump. To prevent damage and nuisance. T33 Cedrus libani subsp. atlantica ???Glauca' blu… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 10 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
- 322669PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15071402
- Comments by
- 3 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
50 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%).
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