37 Bedford Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3BH Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0392 - TCA Approved

Proposal

Conifer tree (T1) is located in the rear garden of 37 Bedford road. T1 to be removed to ground level due to proximity to boundary wall. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

St Albans - London Road 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 5

Last sold for £303,000 in October 2009. Terraced house, freehold.

1 October 2009£303,000
10 November 2006£295,000
20 January 2004£245,000
18 July 1997£115,000
15 November 1995£58,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in St Albans - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
TCA
Postcode
AL1 3BH
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Treeworks Deemed Consent
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evans Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
573decided 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 30 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323307PLN
Planning Portal ref
15153115
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.