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16 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire

TP/2026/0089Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 22 April 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Beech and T2 Lime - Reduce both crowns by up to 30% (1.5-2m overall), to the previous reductions points. Lift crowns to 3.5m to provide suitable clearance to the adjacent public footpath - see applicaiotn for further details

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bernards Heath
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 16 Lemsford Road St Albans Hertfordshire. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. 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 106 applications across Bernards Heath.

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

Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026
Application expires
13 April 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
David Dearsly
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14738921
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St Albans - St Peters Park and the Marlborough House Estate+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1914Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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.

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