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11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En

TP/2025/0378Tree works to TPO trees(s)Permitted

Proposal

T1 Western Red Cedar - Reduction by 4-6m approx and slender lateral growth by no more than 1m. This is to contain the crown spread and retain the tree for longer.

Received
29 July 2025
Decided
6 November 2025 · Treeworks approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Aug
  4. Target22 Aug
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 97 days (council typically 63)

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

This is a tree application at 11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire 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 100 days, 8 weeks longer than St Albans's median. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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/2025/0378
Address
11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En
Postcode
AL5 2EN
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Tree works to TPO trees(s)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 July 2025
Consultation Expiry
22 August 2025
Target Decision Date
22 August 2025
Date Decided
6 November 2025
Date Validated
1 August 2025
Date Submitted
29 July 2025
Consultation End
22 August 2025
Application Expires
25 September 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Treeworks approval
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14214737
Documents
5
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.

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© 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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