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The Plough Ph Sleapshyde Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Se

TP/2020/0476Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 23 September 2020

Council decision: Treeworks approvalDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Cherry tree in pub garden - full removal. Excessive shading/ huge amount of wasps which is an issue with grass in the garden. Pigeons are roosting in the tree and excrement is going on the tables which is not pleasant for guests. As this is a pub garden w

Received
30 July 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Colney Heath
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Aug
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Plough Ph Sleapshyde Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Se. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Sleapshyde conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Colney Heath. 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 0SE
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colney Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2020
Consultation expiry
28 August 2020
Consultation end
28 August 2020
Target decision date
28 August 2020
Application expires
10 September 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
1

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: Sleapshyde
  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    7 Sep

    Listed Building consent - Extensions, alterations and retention of existing side extension, fenced enclosure…

    PendingListed building consent5/2023/1906
  2. 2023
    7 Sep

    Extensions, alterations and retention of existing side extension, fenced enclosure and 3 pergolas

    Pending(Minor) All Other Developments5/2023/1878
  3. 2022
    3 Oct

    Rear grounds T1-Ash-Crown reduce by 3 metres all round to maintain size and shape. T2-Oak-Crown reduce by 3…

    ApprovedTree works in conservation areaTP/2022/0498
  4. 2022
    25 Sep

    Listed Building consent - Single storey rear extension with rooflights

    RefusedListed building consent5/2022/2364
  5. 2022
    22 Sep

    Single storey rear extension with rooflights

    Refused(Minor) All Other Developments5/2022/2357
  6. 2018
    8 Mar

    Discharge of Condition 3 (method statement) of 5/2017/3526

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2018/0649

Source: St Albans

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