Planning application
4 Aplins Close Harpenden Al5 2Qd
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell Cypress tree in rear garden.
As published by the council, reference TP/2016/0567
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2016/0567
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Treeworks approval
- Received
- 8 Dec 2016
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2016
- Decided
- 28 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2016
Received by St Albans
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28 Dec 2016
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 28 December 2016, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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