St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3SJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T14 Ash to reduce height of southern stem by 3.5m to reduce risk of breakout onto building and shorten lateral branches to balance Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 5 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.
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
- 324107PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15240352
- Comments by
- 20 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 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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