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5 St Catharines Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7LG

Decided Broxbourne 07/26/0704/TW Works to Trees

Works: Trees Domestic

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Proposal

T1 Weeping silver birch in the front garden -The trunk is approximately 2.5 metres from the front of the house and 2.5 metres from the front boundary. Proposed works: Selectively shorten branches on the house-facing side of the crown by up to 1 metre, pruning back to suitable lateral growth points, to increase clearance from the dwelling. Selectively shorten upper shoots growing towards the overhead telephone wires by up to 1 metre. No general crown-height reduction is proposed beyond this selective pruning. Lightly thin the remaining crown by up to 10%, concentrating on small, congested secondary branches and selectively removing crossing or rubbing branches. Retain an even distribution of foliage and the tree characteristic rounded, weeping form. Remove dead and damaged branches where present. No topping, pollarding or removal of major structural limbs is proposed. All pruning to follow BS 3998:2010 recommendations. Reasons: To reduce encroachment towards the house and overhead tele... read more

As published by the council, reference 07/26/0704/TW

Application record

Reference
07/26/0704/TW
Type
Works to Trees
Status
Decided (details on the council site) As published: Decided: TREE WORKS DECISION
Decision
Decided (details on the council site) As published: TREE WORKS DECISION
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Decided
29 Sep 2026
Ward
Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South
Postcode
EN10 7LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Broxbourne

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: TREE WORKS DECISION

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Broxbourne has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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