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Land Opposite 44 West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jw

Granted St Albans TP/2025/0519 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Tree id: T696 Species: Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) Height (m): 18 Spread (m): 10 DBH (cm): 45 Life stage: Mature Physiological condition: Poor Structural condition: Poor Vitality: Moderate Works: Fell to ground level - wood to be stacked in woods. Reason for

As published by the council, reference TP/2025/0519

Application record

Reference
TP/2025/0519
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Decided
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2JW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 27 Sep 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 November 2025, 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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