Wheathampstead House Codicote Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8DJ Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0482 - TCA Under Consultation

Proposal

T43 Sycamore to reduce main stem to 5m due to decline and leaning over drive T159 Elm to fell to ground level - Tree is dead T165 Copper Beech remove lowest lateral branch (200m diameter) over road together with any major deadwood that could fall in road Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Wheathampstead 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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Front Screen Wall at Wheathampstead House, Grade II, about 37 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wheathampstead built-up area; Tree preservation order about 29 m away; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 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 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
TCA
Postcode
AL4 8DJ
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
WHEATHAMPSTEAD
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
402decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
324111PLN
Planning Portal ref
15243301
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
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