18 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RT Data via plota.co.uk

26/0534/TCA - Tree works in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Holm Oak at rear to reduce by approx 6m back to origanal pollard/reduction point Approx 7m from ground and shaped accordingly Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 18, Fishpool Street
List entry 1103139 · The pin is inside its outline · 36 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 32 Grade II)
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 the other 36 with distances
Historic England ↗
St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Verulam and Fishpool Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument 59 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 29 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 4RT
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Ward
Verulam
Parish
Unparished Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Neil Shadbolt Tree Surgery Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 254 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 29 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15297396
Planning Portal ref
PP-15297396
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
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