Planning application
720 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UJ
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
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 22 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2024
- Ward
- STOPSLEY
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU2 7UJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Luton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00970/PARES Awaiting decision
720 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UJ
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 4.5m, Maximum height of extension 4m, Height to eaves 3m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2024
Received by Luton
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21 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Application Refused
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Case Officer Report
- APPLICATION FORM
- DC01 - SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTO
- DC02 - TREE REPORT
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
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720 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 7UJ
82% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 4.5m, Maximum height of extension 4m, Height to eaves 3m.
Awaiting decision ExtensionSmall domestic -
19 Greenways Luton LU2 8BL
Erection of rear extension to garage to provide 3 storerooms
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32 Greenways Luton LU2 8BL
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Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of single storey side extension after demolition of existing detached garage and comprising of new integral garage with kitchen to existing semi detached residential dwellinghouse
Decided Extension Demolition 5 docsSmall domestic -
23 Greenways Luton LU2 8BL
Erection of single and two storey side extension and alterations to fenestration after demolition of existing garage/store.
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48 Cannon Lane Luton LU2 8BJ
Construction of rear dormer window and front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion.
Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs -
10 Greenways Luton LU2 8BL
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development - Alteration from hip to gable roof and erection of a rear dormer window with three front rooflights and insertion of a gable end window
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
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In Luton
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26/00508/TPOS Granted
Land/Embankment In Front Of No's 154, 156 And 158 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 0ES
Works to Trees: To prune three Sycamore trees (T1, T2 and T3) located on land to the front of No's 154, 156, and 158 Hitchin Road by cutting through branches approximately 0.5m in diameter to allow a new cable to pass between the trees and the telecommunication pole outside.
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26/00443/TPOS Granted
5 Trowbridge Gardens Luton LU2 7JY
Works to Trees: Maple/Sycamore (G1) - Crown reduce Maple tree, with reduction cuts no greater than 2 inches in diameter, thin 10% of branches, thinning cuts will be between 1 to 4 inches in diameter. Reduce the height and spread of the tree by approx 2.5m and 2m.
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26/00079/TPOS Granted
57 Morgan Close Luton LU4 9GL
Works to trees - To fell a Norway Maple tree (T3) of E107/200
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26/00434/TRECA Awaiting decision
5 Ashburnham Road Luton LU1 1JN
Works to trees in Conservation Area - Fell to ground level (G1) two lime trees
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26/00408/TPOS Awaiting decision
14 Alwyn Close Luton LU2 7JX
Works to Trees: T1 Ash - Reduce canopy by 3m to maintain size and reduce risk of limbs falling into neighbours property. T2 Sycamore - Reduce lateral limbs back to trunk leaving upright stems to remove any risk of falling limbs. T3 Sycamore - Reduce lateral limbs back to trunk leaving upright stems to remove any risk of falling limbs.