Little Meadow Down Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Eb
Approved on 12 May 2026
Council decision: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Proposal
T1 American Elm (susceptible to stem failure) - Crown reduction by 2-3m approx to prevent further stems dropping G2 2 Elms (dead) - Fell G3 2 Cherry (dead) - Fell
- Received
- 23 March 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- ReceivedReceived23 Mar
- ValidatedValidated30 Mar
- Consult.Consultation20 Apr
- TargetTarget Date20 Apr
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Little Meadow Down Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Eb. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Amwell conservation area, with 3 listed buildings 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 8EB
- Application type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 April 2026
- Application expires
- 10 May 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Dearsly
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14802826
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Amwell
- Green belt: St Albans
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Aug
Proposed refurbishment and extension of existing dwelling including; two storey rear extension incl dormer…
PendingApplication5/2026/1439 - 202630 Jan
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension, replacement of all windows, demolition of…
RefusedFull5/2026/0059 - 202425 Nov
First floor side extension, single storey and two storey rear extensions and alterations to openings at…
RefusedHouseholder5/2024/2048
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