54 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire AL2 1UX Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0304 - TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Lawson Cypress - Fell as dead partially dead, see photos. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Registered park or garden: Napsbury Hospital
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Napsbury 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 ↗
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1

Last sold for £534,950 in April 2006. Terraced house, freehold.

19 April 2006£534,950New build

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

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
TPO
Postcode
AL2 1UX
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
LONDON COLNEY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Treeworks approval
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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
322358PLN
Planning Portal ref
15027685
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Rear garden area A1 T1 - Lawson Cypress - Fell. Reason - infected stem on SE side with Ph…
TP/2021/0688
2021 Approved
Rear garden area A1 T1 - Lawson Cypress - Fell. Reason - infected stem on SE side with Ph…
TP/2021/0688
2021 Approved
Garage conversion and alterations to rear windows and doors
5/2021/2427
2021 Approved
Garage conversion and alterations to rear windows and doors
5/2021/2427
2020 Refused
Area A1 rear garden Cypress - Leylandii See sketch plan - number 1. Works: reduction to t…
TP/2020/0766
2020 Refused
Area A1 rear garden Cypress - Leylandii See sketch plan - number 1. Works: reduction to t…
TP/2020/0766
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Crown reduction by 30 per cent to 4 common Hornbeam and 3 Birches that were planted by me…
TP/2025/0076
2025 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Crown reduction by 30 per cent to 4 common Hornbeam and 3 Birches that were planted by me…
TP/2025/0076
2024 Approved
20 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
T1 Sycamore - Fell, this tree is encroaching on boundary fence and is too close. T2 Silve…
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2023 Approved
57 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
T1- Silver birch up to 3m crown reduction as overhanging rear alleyway and to allow more…
TP/2023/0365
2023 Approved
57 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
T1- Silver birch up to 3m crown reduction as overhanging rear alleyway and to allow more…
TP/2023/0365
2023 Approved
55 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
The tree is at the back of our garden, and we have never seen any leaves on it. Not sure…
TP/2023/0146
2023 Approved
55 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
The tree is at the back of our garden, and we have never seen any leaves on it. Not sure…
TP/2023/0146
2023
53 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Garage conversion and alterations to openings
5/2023/0592
2023
53 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Garage conversion and alterations to openings
5/2023/0592
2022 Approved
40 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
T1 Purple Plum - Reduction of 2m and reduce laterals by 1.5m. This tree is in the rear ga…
TP/2022/0654
2022 Approved
40 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
T1 Purple Plum - Reduction of 2m and reduce laterals by 1.5m. This tree is in the rear ga…
TP/2022/0654
2022 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Erection of part single storey side extension, part replacement of existing side railings…
5/2022/0791
2022 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Erection of part single storey side extension, part replacement of existing side railings…
5/2022/0791
2021 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Erection of part single storey side extension, part replacement of existing side railings…
5/2021/0623
2021 Approved
Napsbury Tower 67 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Erection of part single storey side extension, part replacement of existing side railings…
5/2021/0623
2021 Approved
21 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Remove Eucalyptus tree from the rear garden as it is too tall for the size of the rear ga…
TP/2021/0050
2021 Approved
21 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Remove Eucalyptus tree from the rear garden as it is too tall for the size of the rear ga…
TP/2021/0050
2018 Withdrawn
54 Beningfield Drive London Colney Al2 1Ux
AWAITING VALIDATION. TPO 1293 Cypress tree in garden of 54 Beningfield Drive, beyond bott…
TP/2018/0371
2020 Approved
40 Beningfield Drive London Colney Al2 1Ux
Remove dying Purple Plum tree in the rear garden before it becomes a hazard.
TP/2020/0583
2020 Approved
40 Beningfield Drive London Colney Al2 1Ux
Remove dying Purple Plum tree in the rear garden before it becomes a hazard.
TP/2020/0583
2016 Approved
1 The Clock Tower Goldring Way Al2 1Gf
Lift crown of Beech fronting Clock Tower to clear ground by 2.4m. Reason - to enable grou…
TP/2016/0539
2016 Approved
55 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Partial garage conversion and alterations to openings
5/2016/1661
2016 Approved
55 Beningfield Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ux
Partial garage conversion and alterations to openings
5/2016/1661
2016 Approved
Napsbury Hospital Site Shenley Lane Al2 1Ux
Carry out crown lifting work to 1 Horse Chestnut, 1 Oak, 2 Sycamore, 1 Cypress, 2 misc tr…
TP/2016/0069
2016 Approved
Napsbury Hospital Site Shenley Lane Al2 1Ux
Carry out crown lifting work to 1 Horse Chestnut, 1 Oak, 2 Sycamore, 1 Cypress, 2 misc tr…
TP/2016/0069
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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