Stable Mews Hillside Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3QR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Oak - left side of property, reduce crown to approx 1m above previous pruning points (approx 3m from height) shape accordingly and prune back from property by approx 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Site constraints 3
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How this decision compares
Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 317855PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14406555
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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