16 Kingsbury Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4TA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
based on the advice of Tree Surgeon, ideally we will remove the 2 x Silvery Birch trees (Betula Pendula) and replace with new smaller trees in keeping with the garden. The trees would be removed entirely, allowing for the planing of new trees. expected wo… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
Show all 8 with distances
- 42 mKingsbury LodgeGrade II
- 61 m169, Verulam RoadGrade II
- 69 mWall Along Road Side With Entrance Gate to Kingsbury LodgeGrade II
- 93 m3, Branch RoadGrade II
- 99 mWall to Number 3Grade II
- 119 m165, Verulam RoadGrade II
- 129 m163, Verulam RoadGrade II
- 142 mBarn and Attached Wall at Entrance to Express Dairies YardGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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 1
Last sold for £228,000 in July 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.
Plota live figures for tree works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318596PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14474766
- Comments by
- 22 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Jan 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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