16 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3PB
Approved on 16 October 2026
Council decision: TWA 5-Day Notice Approved
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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.
- Received
- 15 October 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 30 October 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- ReceivedReceived15 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Oct
Decided in 1 day
About this application
This is a planning application at 16 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3PB. St Albans has handled 12,346 applications of this type. This one was decided in 1 day, 8 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the St Albans conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Bernards Heath. We hold 3,226 applications in total for the AL1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL1 3PB
- Parish
- Unparished Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Dearsly
Additional information
- Documents
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St Albans - St Peters Park and the Marlborough House Estate+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO1914Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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