Planning application
Heath House 9 Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ll
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Group 2: x3 Hornbeams - Remove x1 hornbeam in the centre of the group to ground level (notification previously submitted to remove x1 hornbeam closest to gateway to ground level) - Reason: Tree is clearly in decline and likely to become increasingly hazar
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0256
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0256
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5LL
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2021/1437 Granted
Heath House 9 Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ll
Listed Building consent - Replacement roof to Coach House and new incoming gas pipe connection to three sunken meter boxes (resubmission following refusal of 5/2021/0126)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 7 July 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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