Rivendell 35-37 St Michaels Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4SP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1 x Weeping willow to reduce height to approximately 10ft below previous pruning points. Reduce long extending limb over garden area back in line with new canopy framework Willow has become large & close to both house & neighbours property. Reducing frame… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 7
Show all 18 with distances
- 5 mGates, Gatepiers and Railings to Darrowfield HouseGrade II
- 15 mDarrowfield HouseGrade II*
- 15 mOaken HouseGrade II
- 16 mSt GermainsGrade II
- 17 mOutbuilding to Number 18 (St Germains)Grade II
- 31 mThe Six BellsGrade II
- 40 m29, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 53 m14, St Michael's StreetGrade II
- 59 m19 and 21, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 60 mOld ForgeGrade II
- 70 mSt Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- 72 m17, St Michael's StreetGrade II
- 79 mRose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- 83 mVerulamiumGrade I
- 95 m8, St Michaels StreetGrade II
- 97 mBarn Approximately 33 Metres South South East of Verulamium Museum (Not Included)Grade II
- 102 mChurch of St Michael'sGrade I
- 105 mJessamine CottageGrade II
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 £1,500,000 in June 2007. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 25 days from validation, 18 days faster than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 30 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 323594PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15198681
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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