Planning application
1 Mayfield Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Lg
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
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12 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Treeworks approval
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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