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1 Wood End Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Eb

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2023/0545 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Rear garden - T7 - Beech (Ganoderma - bracket fungus at base) - Fell 1 Safety reasons

As published by the council, reference TP/2023/0545

Application record

Reference
TP/2023/0545
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Under Consultation
Received
12 Oct 2023
Validated
13 Oct 2023
Ward
Harpenden North & Rural
Parish
Harpenden Town
Postcode
AL5 3EB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2023

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 December 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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