Planning application
7 Geescroft Walk Harpenden Al5 2Gx
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Sycamore - Fell. 1 x Holly - Reduce back lateral growth to fence.
As published by the council, reference TP/2017/0551
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2017/0551
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Treeworks approval
- Received
- 26 Oct 2017
- Validated
- 26 Oct 2017
- Decided
- 16 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2GX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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16 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 16 November 2017, 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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