9 The Kestrels Bucknalls Drive Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Yb

TP/2026/0059Tree works to TPO trees(s)Approved

Approved on 13 April 2026

Council decision: Treeworks approval

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

Proposal

Reduce overhang for woodland on rear boundary back to the boundary - see application for full details.

Received: 13 February 2026
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: St Stephen

ReceivedReceived13 Feb
ValidatedValidated18 Feb
Consult.Consultation11 Mar
TargetTarget Date11 Mar
DecidedDecided13 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 The Kestrels Bucknalls Drive Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Yb. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across St Stephen. We hold 1,041 applications in total for the AL2 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode: AL2 3YB
Application type: Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: St Stephen

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 March 2026
Consultation end: 11 March 2026
Target decision date: 11 March 2026
Application expires: 14 April 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Roz Richardson
Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14702545
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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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.

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

Source: St Albans

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