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8 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2QZ

26/0564/TCAAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Pollard 3 x lime trees in rear garden. Crown height reduc. of Eucaplytus tree in rear garden by min 3 metres. Crown height reduction or ornamental pear tree in rear garden by 2/3 metres. Tidy Up ornamental cherry and reduce crown height by 2/3 metres. Crown height reduction of portuguese laurel in front garden 2/3 metres. Crown height reduction of 4 ornamental plums in front garden by 2/3 metres. Crown height reduction of silver birch located in front garden between from drive of 8 & 10 Longcroft Ave by 2/3 metres. Annual trim of cypress/connifers in rear garden. Crown height reduction of hornbean 2/3 metres

Received
29 October 2026
  1. Received29 Oct
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 8 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2QZ. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
AL5 2QZ

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Harpenden
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Albans

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