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26/0514/TCA - Tree works in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Removal of Willow (Salix) tree growing in close proximity to building number 7 on the Youth With A Mission campus due to the risk of root damage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
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Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents

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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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Harpenden 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 ↗
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 Harpenden built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
AL5 4FB
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Harpenden North And Rural
Parish
Harpenden Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Youth With A Mission
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
503decided 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.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15277116
Planning Portal ref
PP-15277116
Neighbours
12 Oct 2026
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

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

2016 Refused
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5/2016/3730
2016 Refused
Non Material Amendment - Relocation and alterations to Plant Room to planning permission…
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Within ~100m

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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
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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

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