2016
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Flowton Priory 46 West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jw
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TP/2026/0261 - TCA
Approved
Proposal
The first is a conifer which stands by the field hedge line at the southern end of our garden. We planted this conifer since we moved here, and it has proved to be rather plain. We think it would enhance the area to have a better more indigenous tree ther… Data via plota.co.uk
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21 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Site constraints 9
Harpenden conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Harpenden built-up area; Green belt about 33 m away: London; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 31 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 4 days slower than St Albans's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one47d
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99%approved
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321701PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14946897
- Comments by
- 11 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
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St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions
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%).
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St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026
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