Ferndale 50 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Uw

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 13 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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