80 High Street Sandridge AL4 9BZ Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0469 - TCA Under Consultation

Proposal

T1 - Robina: 2-3m Crown reduction T2 - Blue Atlas Cedar: 2-3m Crown reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Sandridge 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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Sandridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 September 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 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 3

Last sold for £975,500 in May 2024. Detached house, freehold.

2 May 2024£975,500
12 May 2021£800,000
25 February 1997£189,950

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
TCA
Postcode
AL4 9BZ
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
SANDRIDGE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
402decided 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
323909PLN
Planning Portal ref
15234349
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.