Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq
Proposal
G1 Leylandii next to Flowton Grove - Fell.
- Received
- 2 September 2023
- Decision due
- 29 September 2023
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived2 Sep
- ValidatedValidated4 Sep
- Consult.Consultation29 Sep
- TargetTarget Date29 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- AL5 2JQ
- Application type
- Tree works in conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 29 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 29 September 2023
- Application expires
- 15 October 2023
Planning decision
- Decision
- PENDING
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12428911
- Documents
- 2
Site 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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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Jan
G1 Holly Trees - Fell (this is to facilitate a fire escape)
ApprovedTree works in conservation areaTP/2025/0047 - 202428 Aug
T1 Beech This tree is now affecting the buildings with branches touching the roof tiles etc - Crown reduction…
ApprovedTree works in conservation areaTP/2024/0430 - 201514 Aug
Demolition of existing Fisher building and construction of two, two storey blocks consisting of 46 ancilliary…
DC3 Conditional PermissionFull5/2015/2379 - 201522 Jun
Discharge of Conditions 5 (travel plan), 18 (landscape management plan), 20 (car parking management plan) and…
Discharge of Condition - PartialDischarge of conditions5/2015/1833 - 20155 May
Screening Opinion - 2 no. two storey buildings comprising 46 residential units
ApprovedEIA - SCREENING OPINION5/2015/1316 - 201520 Apr
Steel clad portal framed building for use as a radar laboratory
DC3 Conditional Permission(Minor) All Other Developments5/2015/1185 - 201410 Mar
Discharge of Conditions 15 (landscape design proposals) and 16 (soft landscape works) of planning permission…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2014/0660 - 201412 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 2 (samples of materials), 3 (piling methodology statement), 9 (surface water drainage…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2014/0385 - 201421 Jan
Discharge of Condition 7 (methodology of screening and enclosing plant and machinery to be used during the…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2014/0173 - 201323 Dec
Discharge of Condition 4 (written scheme of investigation) of planning permission 5/2013/2145
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2013/3501
Source: St Albans
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