5 Gorse Corner Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sh

1. 7 Sep 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 11 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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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.

• Townsend Bowls And Tennis Club 8 Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pa

  5/2026/0460 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 143m away

  Proposed lighting to tennis court 8 consisting of 3 new columns and 4 LED luminaires to match existing lighting system on courts 3-7

  Decided 14 docs

• Dellcourt House 22A Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rq

  TP/2025/0391 Submitted 4 Aug 2025 187m away

  TPO - T3 & T4 Oak - Crown reduction back to primary cuts approx and thin canopy by 15% approx - previously been pruned. Retaining growth to prevent any issues with the house Not afforded statutory protection - T2 Plum & Sycamore Group - Reduction by 2-3

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Catalina House 22 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rq

  TP/2026/0321 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 187m away

  Cypress (T6), Liquidambar (T8, Sycamore (T3), Oak (T4) & Beech (T5) - Varous works to lift canopies between 2 - 5m to prevent direct conflict with vehicles, reduce loading on limbs - see application for full details.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 25 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rf

  TP/2026/0335 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 192m away

  T1 Gleditsia (honey locust) - reduce and shape by 15% to manage size

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Maryland Convent And Residential Home 29 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rf

  5/2017/2771 Submitted 1 Oct 2017 192m away

  Non Material Amendment - Alterations to openings, additional rooflights, alterations to layout of Plot 6 Block A, new cladding to Block D south elevation balconies, and relocation of Block D refuse store of planning permission 5/2016/2888 granted on appea

  Refused Amendments Loft or dormer 17 docs

• Heath House 9 Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ll

  5/2021/1437 Submitted 16 May 2021 199m away

  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)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 26 docs

• TP/2026/0456 Decided

  The Cathedral And Abbey Church Of St Alban Sumpter Yard Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1By

  T1. Cedar - clean-cut where the branches have broken, reduce any upright or outstretched branches by 1.5 metres. Thin the heavier elongated branches going over the walls and public walkways by no more than 20% and remove any damaged branches and deadwood.

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0457 Decided

  The Peacock Ph 13 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Rr

  G1 - Conifer group - fell to ground level and grind stump

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0453 Decided

  1 Pondwicks Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Dg

  Willow - Pollard due to limb failure

  13 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0455 Decided

  7 Salisbury Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Qq

  Silve birch - felling trees 1, 2, 3, and 5 on safety grounds in significant decline

  13 Sep 2026 Trees
• TP/2026/0451 Decided

  Topstreet Farmhouse 28 Crabtree Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Nu

  T1 Beech - Crown reduction by 3-4m approx and crown thin by 15-20% The tree has perviously been managed with a similar crown reduction in the past to contain shape and improve light

  11 Sep 2026 Trees