5 Wells Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Lq
Approved on 13 April 2026
Council decision: Treeworks approval
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Proposal
T1 Oak - Reduce canopy by 2m to reduce chance of limb failures. T2 Hornbeam - Reduce canopy by 2m to maintain canopy size and prevent trees growing further in to each nearby trees. T3 Hornbeam - Reduce canopy by 2m to maintain canopy size and prevent tree
- Received
- 19 February 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- ReceivedReceived19 Feb
- ValidatedValidated19 Feb
- Consult.Consultation12 Mar
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided13 Apr
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 Wells Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Lq. St Albans has handled 1,557 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Harpenden North & Rural. 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 3LQ
- Application type
- Tree works to TPO trees(s)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2026
- Application expires
- 15 April 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Roz Richardson
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14717271
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Source: St Albans
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