16 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3PB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
FELLING OF DEAD STANDING CYPRESS (T3) To fell and remove the dead standing Cypress tree on an urgent basis. Due to the risk of failure on to railway land and overhead power lines. The tree is located on the rear car park boundary with the railway. Works requested following notification from Network Rail and the responsible management company. The tree has been standing dead for approx. 18months. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 1
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 16 October 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 £240,000 in March 2000. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- Tree works to TPO Tree(s) - 5 Day
- Postcode
- AL1 3PB
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Parish
- Unparished Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision
- TWA 5-Day Notice Approved
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Fircroft Tree Surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 1 days from validation, 42 days faster than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- TPO1914
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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