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720 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UJ

Refused Luton 24/00993/TPOS Works to protected trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Works to Trees: To reduce height by approx. 50% to 6 conifers trees at rear of the property and adjacent to Greenways

As published by the council, reference 24/00993/TPOS

Application record

Reference
24/00993/TPOS
Type
Works to protected trees
Status
REF - Application Refused
Decision
Application Refused
Received
22 Aug 2024
Validated
22 Aug 2024
Decided
21 Oct 2024
Ward
STOPSLEY
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LU2 7UJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2024

    Received by Luton

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Luton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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