6 Maple Cottages West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2AS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Cherry Tree reduce back laterals by 1.5 meter approx over hanging neighbours garden number 5. All work carried out to BS3998:2010 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 8
Checked on 26 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £870,000 in June 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- Tree works in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- AL5 2AS
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Treeworks Deemed Consent
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lansdowne Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 22 days faster than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 323526PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15185787
- Comments by
- 22 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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