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1 Mayfield Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Lg

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0117 Tree works to TPO trees(s)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Trees: T13,T14,T15 Three Lime trees (Tilia spp.) Specification of Works: Repollard the three Lime trees by reducing all regrowth back to the previous established pollard points (knuckle points), returning the trees to their historic pollard framework. Th

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0117

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0117
Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Status
Approved
Decision
Treeworks approval
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Decided
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Harpenden North & Rural
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 3LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Treeworks approval

  4. 24 Jul 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 21 April 2026, 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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