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Highfield Park Visitor Centre Hill End Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ra

TP/2026/0156Tree works to TPO trees(s)Approved

Approved on 15 May 2026

Council decision: Treeworks approval

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

Proposal

TPO1254 (T299) Confirmed: 18/11/1992 Type: Individual - Lime One Lime (Tilia) tree to fell to ground level. The tree exhibits a significantly hollow stem with extensive loss of structural integrity. The residual wall thickness is insufficient to support t

Received
26 March 2026
Ward
Hill End
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.20 Apr
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Highfield Park Visitor Centre Hill End Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ra. 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. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Hill End. 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 0RA
Application type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Scale / size
Small

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
24 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Roz Richardson
Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14812410
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    26 Mar

    TPO1254 (T299) Confirmed: 18/11/1992 Type: Individual - Lime One Lime (Tilia) tree to fell to ground level…

    This applicationApprovedTreesTP/2026/0156
  2. 2026
    26 Mar

    The tree is a mature Poplar in poor condition, with a large hollow stem caused by extensive internal decay…

    ApprovedTree works to TPO trees(s)Filed alongsideTP/2026/0157

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