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Savins Lower Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rt

TP/2026/0073Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 2 April 2026

Council decision: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

A mature Acer located on front drive way area of property overhanging the main road.We would like to crown reduce this tree by up 2/3m due to a significant rot pocket at the base of the tree. This tree has been previously reduced by ourselves in the past

Received
18 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Savins Lower Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rt. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Gustard Wood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 8RT
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wheathampstead

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Target decision date
12 March 2026
Application expires
1 April 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
David Dearsly
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14716049
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.

  • Conservation area: Gustard Wood
  • 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.

Source: St Albans

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