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Harpenden Common St Albans Road Harpenden Hertfordshire

Granted St Albans TP/2020/0775 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Harpenden Common south side of A1081 corner with Limbrick Road. x 1 Hazel- crown lift to 3.5-4m over permissive horseride to allow clear passage for riders.

As published by the council, reference TP/2020/0775

Application record

Reference
TP/2020/0775
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Received
1 Dec 2020
Validated
2 Dec 2020
Decided
13 Jan 2021
Ward
Harpenden West
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • TP/2020/0774 Granted

    Harpenden Common St Albans Road Harpenden Hertfordshire

    Trees numbered 619, 620, 621 - Crown lift to 3.5-4m to clear headspace of horseriders along permissive path. Fell and remove stump of smaller Birch. x 1 Oak no tag - Crown lift to 3.5-4m to clear headspace of horseriders along permissive path. x 1Oak no t

    Decided 13 Jan 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2020

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 13 January 2021, 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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