104 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1RU Data via plota.co.uk

Decided TP/2025/0258
Trees & landscaping
Council
St Albans 1.1/10
Date received
23 May 2025
Date validated
28 May 2025
Postcode
AL1 1RU

Description

T1 Plum Fell. This tree has simply outgrown the tiny garden where situated. Its started to damage the areas around the stem. A reduction would only encourage huge amount of reactivate regrowth along with lots of basal growth only making the problem much worse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

St Albans - Holywell Hill / Sopwell Lane conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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Article 4 direction
Sopwell Lane and Albert Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hare and Hounds Public House, Grade II, 29 m away · 12 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 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 9 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 £370,000 in November 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

30 November 2015£370,000

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

Building

Floor area68 m² (732 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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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Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear rooflights to create storage area
5/2017/3477
2016 Approved
Single storey rear extension
5/2016/0081
2016 Approved
Single storey rear extension
5/2016/0081
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
22 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Erection of new dwelling, following demolition of existing commercial garage and workshop
5/2025/2331
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22 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Erection of new dwelling, following demolition of existing commercial garage and workshop
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2025 Approved
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59 Pageant Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Nb
Loft Conversion with installation of rear facing dormer window and roof light
5/2025/1320
2025 Approved
59 Pageant Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Nb
Loft Conversion with installation of rear facing dormer window and roof light
5/2025/1320
2025 Approved
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5/2025/0603
2025 Approved
99 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rn
Replacement sash windows to front elevation, repairs to existing brickwork and plinth, re…
5/2025/0603
2025 Approved
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Part two storey and part single storey rear extension with roof lights, internal alterati…
5/2025/0823
2025 Approved
70 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension with roof lights, internal alterati…
5/2025/0823
2025 Approved
58 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Removal of single glazed timber windows and replacement with double glazed timber windows
5/2025/0092
2025 Approved
58 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Removal of single glazed timber windows and replacement with double glazed timber windows
5/2025/0092
2024 Approved
33 Pageant Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Nb
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights
5/2024/1805
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73 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rn
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5/2024/1748
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Construction of garden shed
5/2024/0761
2024 Approved
94 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rw
Replacement of two front timber windows and sills, replacement front door and repainting…
5/2024/1511
2024 Approved
53 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rn
T1 Apple - Bring in the sides up to 2 metres clearing the fence on the left and right 1 m…
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2024 Approved
75 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rn
Fell the Yellow-leaved Robinia. This is because the tree looks to have uprooted and appea…
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2024 Approved
75 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rn
Robinia - Reduce by approximately 50%. This is because the tree appears to have shifted f…
TP/2024/0381
2024
96 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rw
Front and rear door replacement
5/2024/0263
2016 Approved
32 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Replacement sash windows to the front elevation, garden shed, york stone patio and replac…
5/2016/1182
2016 Approved
32 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru
Replacement sash windows to the front elevation, garden shed, york stone patio and replac…
5/2016/1182
2016 Approved
61 Sopwell Lane St Albans Al1 1Rn
Fell Sycamore in rear garden.
TP/2016/0196
2016 Approved
61 Sopwell Lane St Albans Al1 1Rn
Fell Sycamore in rear garden.
TP/2016/0196
2016 Approved
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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
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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.

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.