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Harpenden Common Golf Club East Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Bl

Granted St Albans TP/2025/0151 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

2 x Oak trees (90% dead) part of group G1352. Both trees are young specimens no taller than 8m in height . Due to proximity of the road, path and golf hole, the two trees are proposed the felled.

As published by the council, reference TP/2025/0151

Application record

Reference
TP/2025/0151
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Received
27 Mar 2025
Validated
28 Mar 2025
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1BL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • TP/2025/0616 Decided

    Harpenden Common Golf Club East Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Bl

    Works to various tree - Please see supporitng documents for full works and rationale

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 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, 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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