Silk Mill House Museum The Common Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0518/TCA - Tree works in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Crown reduction of 2 x Mulberry Trees (approx 6m) and a cherry tree (approx 7m) due to property damage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Millhouse
List entry 1103640 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Redbourn 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Redbourn built-up area; Open access land 20 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
Tree works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
AL3 7NB
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
Redbourn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
545decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14866133
Planning Portal ref
PP-14866133
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Construction of freestanding museum exhibit
5/2018/1251
2018 Withdrawn
Listed Building consent - Construction of freestanding museum exhibit
5/2018/1505
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
4 Mulberry Place Silk Mill Road Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Gf
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TP/2024/0087
2024
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TP/2024/0046
2023 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Nb
T1 Sycamore -reduce back to previous prune points due to lack of light. T2 Ash - dying as…
TP/2023/0489
2023 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Nb
T1 Sycamore -reduce back to previous prune points due to lack of light. T2 Ash - dying as…
TP/2023/0489
2021 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Nb
2 x Ash (T10 & T11 on TPO 1886)- remove Reason - diseased . Walnut (T9 on TPO 1886) - red…
TP/2021/0152
2021 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Nb
2 x Ash (T10 & T11 on TPO 1886)- remove Reason - diseased . Walnut (T9 on TPO 1886) - red…
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2020 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Al3 7Nb
Sycamore T12 - front side - reduce and thin back to previous levels. 2 x Ash (T10 & T11 )…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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1 x Sycamore to the rear of the nursery play area - reduce height of faulted stem to 4m…
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2018 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
5/2018/2894
2018 Approved
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Oak T1 in rear garden. Remove dead section of crown and rebalance. Reason - To remove dea…
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2017 Approved
The Old Dairy Barn The Common, Redbourn Al3 7Nb
Remove row of Cypress in rear garden next to entrance gate.
TP/2017/0563
2016 Approved
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G1 - 1 x Sycmore - Reduce back to previous pollard points and thin by 10%. Increase light…
TP/2016/0340
2016 Approved
Ashton House The Common Redbourn Al3 7Nb
G1 - 1 x Sycmore - Reduce back to previous pollard points and thin by 10%. Increase light…
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2016 Refused
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2016 Refused
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2016 Approved
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St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
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Other 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

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