Old Bell 177 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
5 x Oaks to lift to around 3m above ground level, remove deadwood greater than 40mm in diameter. Lift canopies on all Oaks to allow better view of area due to safety concerns & recent damage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2
Last sold for £2,700,000 in August 2019. Other property, 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 April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 4 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 324237PLN
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 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.
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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