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73 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hf

TP/2026/0159Tree works in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 12 May 2026

Council decision: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

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

Proposal

Proposed works: Fell a row of small Cypress trees located along the left-hand boundary of the rear garden. The proposed works are intended to improve natural light levels within the garden, which are currently significantly restricted by the height and de

Received
30 March 2026
Ward
Sopwell
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 73 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hf. 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 St Albans conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Sopwell. We hold 3,222 applications in total for the AL1 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
AL1 1HF
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Consultation end
22 April 2026
Target decision date
22 April 2026
Application expires
12 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
David Dearsly
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14822589
Documents
2

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 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: St Albans - Holywell Hill / Sopwell Lane
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

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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