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St Albans School Abbey Gateway Al3 4Hb

TP/2016/0395Tree works to TPO trees(s)Approved

Approved on 5 October 2016

Council decision: Treeworks approvalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Trees protected by TPO 36. Felling work affecting 5 Ash trees in groups G4 & G5, 2 Scots Pine in G4 and 1 Beech in G3. Reasons summary- Trees leaning, poor stem union, unstable soil conditions & stem decay fungi. Crown cleaning work affecting Hawthorn

Received
12 September 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Verulam
  1. Received12 Sep
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Albans School Abbey Gateway Al3 4Hb. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the St Albans conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 149 applications across Verulam. We hold 2,255 applications in total for the AL3 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
AL3 4HB
Application type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 September 2016
Consultation expiry
13 October 2016
Consultation end
13 October 2016
Target decision date
13 October 2016
Application expires
9 November 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: St Albans - Abbey Mill LanePart of the site · +4 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1 and 3, Fishpool StreetOn this site · +20 more
  • Article 4 direction: Verulam and Fishpool StreetPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1884Part of the site · +14 more
  • Green belt: St AlbansPart of the site
  • Scheduled monument: St Albans Abbey GatehousePart of the site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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