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50 Grove Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Et

TP/2026/0102EXEApproved

Approved on 10 March 2026

Council decision: Treework exempt

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Turkey Oak (far rear garden) Remove major deadwood from crown Remove dead branches as needed Remove all debris Reason: Requested by client as part of a cyclical maintenance plan to ensure the ongoing health and safety of the tree.

Received
4 March 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided10 Mar

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About this application

This is a planning application at 50 Grove Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Et. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. This one was decided in 6 days, 7 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Harpenden South. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
AL5 1ET
Application type
EXE
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Target decision date
10 March 2026
Application expires
5 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14753982
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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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