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Sopwell Gate Lodge Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Hh

TP/2023/0659Tree works to TPO trees(s)Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Frontage T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction by 1-2m approx (previous pruning points).

Received
11 December 2023
Decision due
2 January 2024
Ward
Sopwell
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Sopwell Gate Lodge Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Hh. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 2HH
Application type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2023
Consultation expiry
2 January 2024
Consultation end
2 January 2024
Application expires
5 February 2024

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12669551
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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