10 St Barts Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0BY Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2026/0501 - TPO Under Consultation

Proposal

T1-Lime-Crown reduce by 2-3 metres all round to maintain size and shape for area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
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
Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £875,000 in January 2021. Detached house, freehold.

22 January 2021£875,000
18 May 1998£260,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
TPO
Postcode
AL4 0BY
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Hill End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 452 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
324182PLN
Planning Portal ref
15262118
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 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

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