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24 Prospect Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Ax

TP/2026/0486Tree works in conservation areaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 2.5m height and 1.5m width. T2 1 x Bay to reduce by 3m height T4 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over garden area by 1.5m T5 2 x Plum stems to reduce by 2m with the aim of removing end weight and improving upright

Received
28 September 2026
Decision due
20 October 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sopwell
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 24 Prospect Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Ax. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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Application details

Postcode
AL1 2AX
Application type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2026
Consultation expiry
20 October 2026
Consultation end
20 October 2026
Application expires
9 November 2026

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Case officer
David Dearsly
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15244636
Documents
5

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: St Albans - Prospect Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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