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20 Park Avenue South Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ea

Decided St Albans TP/2026/0226 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 birch - declining, remove tree in rear garden of 20 park avenue south . T2 :Removal of one previously topped western read cedar the tree has poor form and is covered in ivy.

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0226

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0226
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Approved
Decision
Treework exempt
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decided
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2021/1410 Granted

    20 Park Avenue South Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ea

    Creation of additional gated vehicle access, new gates to existing access, alterations to driveway and construction of car port

    Decided 30 Jun 2021 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Treework exempt

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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