3 Offa Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4QR Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2025/0633 - TCA Approved

Proposal

One Weeping Beech, to be reduced by around 1.5metres at it's longest, to suitable growth points, maintaining a good shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 Jan 2026

Approved on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

St Albans - Mount Pleasant 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 ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 98 and 100, Fishpool Street, Grade II, 27 m away · 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 194 m away: Verulamium, site of; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Green belt 75 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,400,000 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

9 June 2025£1,400,000

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

Building

Floor area150 m² (1,615 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
TCA
Postcode
AL3 4QR
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Verulam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision date
13 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
657decided in the last year

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
318621PLN
Planning Portal ref
14530466
Comments by
23 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Reduction by approximately 20% of a Weeping Beech in the rear garden of 3 Offa Rd. This w…
TP/2022/0477
2022 Approved
Reduction by approximately 20% of a Weeping Beech in the rear garden of 3 Offa Rd. This w…
TP/2022/0477
Within ~100m

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Demolition of conservatory. Two storey front and rear extensions. New chimney stack. Wide…
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2023
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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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.