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Delaport Coach House Lamer Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rq

TP/2023/0181Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 18 April 2023

Council decision: Treework exemptDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

5 DAYS' NOTICE - I'm applying on behalf of the owner John Bennett to remove a leaning dangerous tree at Delaport Coach House The tree is located on ground adjacent to the front drive of house behind a dead pine tree I recently removed I therefore applying

Received
14 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated18 Apr
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided18 Apr

Decided in 0 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Delaport Coach House Lamer Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rq. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 4 days, 7 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Gustard Wood conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Sandridge & Wheathampstead. 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 8RQ
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wheathampstead

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 April 2023
Consultation expiry
22 April 2023
Consultation end
22 April 2023
Target decision date
22 April 2023
Application expires
29 May 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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: Gustard Wood
  • Listed building: Grade II: Home FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

Source: St Albans

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