Flat 1 15 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1LA Data via plota.co.uk

TP/2025/0445 - TCA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Bay Tree - Reduce all round by 1-2m and ensure clearance from property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2025
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Validated
5 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2025

Approved on 22 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 11, London Road, Grade II, 19 m away · 7 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
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 207 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Air quality management area 59 m away: St Albans AQMA No. 1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 6

Last sold for £253,000 in April 2024. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

22 April 2024£253,000
3 March 2015£221,000
29 March 2010£169,950
23 June 2000£94,000
6 March 1998£60,000
27 June 1996£48,500

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

Building

Floor area49 m² (527 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace flat, 2 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
TCA
Postcode
AL1 1LA
Received
2 Sept 2025
Validated
5 Sept 2025
Ward
St Peters
Target decision
26 Sept 2025
Decision date
22 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 4 days slower than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
317030PLN
Planning Portal ref
14298851
Comments by
26 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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

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

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.