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Land to the rear of 90a Cuffley Hill, Goffs Oak Herts

Awaiting decision Broxbourne 07/26/0617/TW Works to Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Purple beech (T9) - Crown lift to 5m over road and drive. Prune to provide 2m clearance from building. English Oak (G2 T40 ) - Remove broken branch from circa 10m above ground level and tidy torn end. English Oak (G2 T41)- Remove this dead tree. English Oak (W1 T50 ) - Remove broken branch from circa 2m above ground level on western side of tree. Remove all deadwood in excess of 25mm diameter.

As published by the council, reference 07/26/0617/TW

Application record

Reference
07/26/0617/TW
Type
Works to Trees
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Goffs Oak

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Broxbourne

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Broxbourne took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Broxbourne for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Broxbourne decided tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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