St Nicholas Church Church Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Tp

1. 14 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 18 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St Albans granted permission on 3 June 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.

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.

• 3 Church Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Tn

  5/2017/2649 Submitted 19 Sep 2017 100 yards away

  Advertisement consent - Two non-illuminated fascia signs and one non-illuminated projecting sign

  Granted Advertising 9 docs

• 37 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sd

  5/2017/2717 Submitted 25 Sep 2017 100 yards away

  Advertisement consent - Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign and two non illuminated text graphics to front elevation

  Granted Advertising 9 docs

• 4 Rothamsted Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Db

  5/2026/0519 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Lantern rooflight over existing flat roof, insertion of rooflights into existing pitched roof slope, conversion of attached external storage outbuilding to habitable accommodation, minor alterations to windows and doors to suit internal reconfiguration

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Oddstones House Thompsons Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Es

  5/2026/0915 Submitted 8 May 2026 150 yards away

  Change of use to Class C3 (residential) from Class to B1 (offices)

  Decided Full applications 11 docs

• Old Cock Inn 58 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sp

  5/2017/2491 Submitted 31 Aug 2017 150 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials), 4 (noise assessment, 5 (detailed plans and drawings), 8 (landscape design proposal), 9 (soft landscape works), 11 (written scheme of archaeological works) and 14 (further details) to planning permission 5/

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• 92-94 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sp

  5/2017/2714 Submitted 25 Sep 2017 150 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 4 (timber windows & doors) of planning permission 5/2016/3605 dated 06/02/2017 for the Change of use from Class A1 (retail) to Class A3 (restaurant), new shopfront with alterations to openings and installation of extract systems

  Refused Conditions Windows or glazing 5 docs

• TP/2026/0456 Decided

  The Cathedral And Abbey Church Of St Alban Sumpter Yard Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1By

  T1. Cedar - clean-cut where the branches have broken, reduce any upright or outstretched branches by 1.5 metres. Thin the heavier elongated branches going over the walls and public walkways by no more than 20% and remove any damaged branches and deadwood.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0457 Decided

  The Peacock Ph 13 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Rr

  G1 - Conifer group - fell to ground level and grind stump

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0453 Decided

  1 Pondwicks Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Dg

  Willow - Pollard due to limb failure

  Received 13 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0455 Decided

  7 Salisbury Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Qq

  Silve birch - felling trees 1, 2, 3, and 5 on safety grounds in significant decline

  Received 13 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0451 Decided

  Topstreet Farmhouse 28 Crabtree Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Nu

  T1 Beech - Crown reduction by 3-4m approx and crown thin by 15-20% The tree has perviously been managed with a similar crown reduction in the past to contain shape and improve light

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees