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17 Douglas Road Harpenden Al5 2En

TP/2020/0042Tree works in conservation areaPermitted

Proposal

G1 front garden & G2 rear garden Limes - Pollard back to old pollard points. G3 rear garden Hazel - Crown reduction back to primary cuts.

Received
21 January 2020
Decided
4 March 2020 · Treeworks approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 17 Douglas Road Harpenden Al5 2En. St Albans has handled 1,495 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 43 days. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,635 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
TP/2020/0042
Address
17 Douglas Road Harpenden Al5 2En
Postcode
AL5 2EN
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Tree works in conservation area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 January 2020
Consultation Expiry
5 February 2020
Target Decision Date
5 February 2020
Date Decided
4 March 2020
Date Validated
22 January 2020
Date Submitted
21 January 2020
Consultation End
5 February 2020
Application Expires
3 March 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Treeworks approval
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
41 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-8441187
Documents
6
Coordinates
51.820744, -0.362822
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Planning constraints

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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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