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Heath House 9 Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ll

Granted St Albans TP/2026/0256 Tree works in conservation area

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.

  • 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)

    Decided 15 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent

  4. 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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What 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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