Planning application
140 Cravells Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Bq
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Pittosporum rear garden - Fell.
As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0418
Application record
- Reference
- TP/2026/0418
- Type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Postcode
- AL5 1BQ
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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