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26 Leyton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jb

Awaiting decision St Albans TP/2026/0505 Tree works in conservation area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Ash - Cut back lateral growth overhanging shed T2 - Beech - Cut back lateral growth towards house. These tree works are required to maintain the size and health of the trees and to provide more light into the garden, also to stop potential future d

As published by the council, reference TP/2026/0505

Application record

Reference
TP/2026/0505
Type
Tree works in conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Postcode
AL5 2JB

Comment by 28 October 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

  1. 2 Oct 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided tree works applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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