Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4DJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Tree(s) Identification: Plum and Lilac Trees (as annotated in the attachments) Proposed Work: Felling of both the Plum and Lilac trees which are leaning precariously over neighbouring boundary causing extensive damage to the boundary brick wall.(See photo… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
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- 39 mVerulam HouseGrade II
- 42 mThe Old ChurchGrade II
- 71 mChrist Church VicarageGrade II
- 78 m1-7, College StreetGrade II
- 94 m9-19, College StreetGrade II
- 110 m40 and 42, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 118 m21-25, College StreetGrade II
- 132 mWar Memorial Plaque attached to 35 Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 133 m27 and 27a, College StreetGrade II
- 138 m18, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 142 mRanshaws AlmshousesGrade II
- 143 m16, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 144 m10-14, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 145 mRailings to Number 19 and 21Grade II
- 147 m19 and 21, Welclose StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 43 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.
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
- 318563PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14517135
- Comments by
- 22 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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