Woodlands East Common Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 1DG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Oak (fungus Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus) - Crown reduction by 4-6m approx and thin - precautionary work to prevent stems failing T2 Holly - Crown reduction by 1.5m and shape where required Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent tree and landscaping works.
Site constraints 7
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 November 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- TCA
- Postcode
- AL5 1DG
- Received
- 28 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- HARPENDEN TOWN
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
Decision outlook
Day 10 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
- 324120PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15247431
- Comments by
- 20 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
24 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.
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