Planning application
1 Lavendon Aplins Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rj
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Black pine sectionally dismantle to ground level. Reasons: see attached report ??? SAL/KMA/11879 ??? 6th February 2024 T2 & T3 - Lawson cypress x 2 fell to ground level. Reasons: too close to property and boundary fence
As published by the council, reference TP/2024/0092
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2024/0092
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 15 Feb 2024
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2024
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2024
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2024
Received by St Albans
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16 Feb 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
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4 Oct 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 28 March 2024, 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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