9 Cornwall Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Sq

TP/2023/0201Tree works in conservation areaAwaiting decision

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

Proposal

Cut back to boundary rear garden Silver Birch tree as this over hangs on neighbour's garden Remove branch as shown in photograph.

Received: 26 April 2023
Decision due: 23 May 2023
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: Sopwell

ReceivedReceived26 Apr
ValidatedValidated2 May
Consult.Consultation23 May
TargetTarget Date23 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Cornwall Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Sq. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 April 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 77 applications across Sopwell. We hold 3,222 applications in total for the AL1 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: AL1 1SQ
Application type: Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 May 2023
Consultation expiry: 23 May 2023
Consultation end: 23 May 2023
Application expires: 12 June 2023

Planning decision

Decision: PENDING
Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: St Albans - Alma Road and Priory Park
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Source: St Albans

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