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Tree preservation orders in St Albans City and District Council

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In the national tree datayes
Protected single trees3,480
TPO zones544
Tree preservation orders670
Conservation areas (trees protected there too)45
Median house price (2025)£620,000

When St Albans City and District Council made its orders

1960s: 14; 1970s: 32; 1980s: 32; 1990s: 83; 2000s: 107; 2010s: 394; 2020s: 8.

St Albans City and District Council ranks 32 of 91 publishing councils for protected single trees.

Conservation areas in St Albans City and District Council where trees are also protected

Median sale prices in St Albans City and District Council in 2025: detached £995,000, semi-detached £732,500, terraced £570,000, flat £335,000.

Before you touch a tree in St Albans City and District Council

Get the council's written consent for a protected tree, and give six weeks' notice in a conservation area. Cutting a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence.