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11 The Hill Wheathampstead Al4 8Pw

TP/2016/0439Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 26 October 2016

Council decision: Treeworks approvalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 = 1 x Apple - Thin crown by 10%. T2 = 1 x Purple Plum - Reduce crown by 1-2 metres. T3 = 1 x Beech - Thin crown by 20%. T4 = 1 x Apple - Selectively reduce height to maintain good shade. T5 = 1 x Weeping Willow - Reduce height growing into Beech.

Received
5 October 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wheathampstead
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Nov
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 11 The Hill Wheathampstead Al4 8Pw. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Wheathampstead conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 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
AL4 8PW
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2016
Consultation expiry
3 November 2016
Consultation end
3 November 2016
Target decision date
3 November 2016
Application expires
16 November 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Wheathampstead
  • Listed building: Grade II: Hill HouseOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Albans

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