St Helenas Court 40 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2UH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Maple at front on right - Reduce crown by approximately 3m, as previously, to keep the tree as a smaller, more manageable tree, Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 November 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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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 43 days. Approved, as 99% of tree works here are.
Plota live figures for tree works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 317191PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14321590
- Comments by
- 6 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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