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Former Apiary Site (Front Of) Rothamsted Lodge Hatching Green Harpenden Al5 2Js

Withdrawn St Albans TP/2020/0835 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

We make this application under Section 211 of the town and Country Planning Act. Please see attached plan and photos of trees to be removed. All trees to be removed have been assessed by us and are either dead or of poor quality, mainly overgrown Laurel

As published by the council, reference TP/2020/0835

Application record

Reference
TP/2020/0835
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Tree works withdrawn
Received
22 Dec 2020
Validated
31 Dec 2020
Decided
9 Feb 2021
Ward
Harpenden West
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2JS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2020

    Received by St Albans

  2. 31 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Tree works withdrawn

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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