Planning application
4 West Common Way Harpenden Al5 2Lf
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Front garden trees: - Reduce & thin crown of Birch by 20%. - Reduce crowns of 2 Purple Plums by 1.5m + prune back from phone wires. Rear garden trees: - Reduce crowns to secondary branches of 3 x Apple + 1 Pear. - Remove limbs from Apple to reduce
As published by the council, reference TP/2017/0618
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2017/0618
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Treeworks approval
- Received
- 23 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 30 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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30 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2017
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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23 Sep 2026
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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 19 December 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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