Planning application
The Vinery 6 Salisbury Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Qg
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash (T1) - Crown reduction by 20% (T1) Silver Birch (T2) - fell due to poor quality, Ash (T3) Fell (renewal of previously approved application TP/2021/0300). Seasonal trimming of all boundary hedges.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0377
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0377
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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4 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works in Conservation Area - Deemed Consent
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 16 September 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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