Planning application
16 Aplins Close Harpenden Al5 2Qb
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/2017/0578
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2017/0578
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Treeworks approval
- Received
- 2 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 22 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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22 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 22 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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