Planning application
Land/Embankment In Front Of No's 154, 156 And 158 Hitchin Road Luton LU2 0ES
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00508/TPOS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00508/TPOS
- Type
- Works to protected trees
- Status
- PER - Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- HIGH TOWN
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LU2 0ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Luton
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Case Officer Report
- Decision Notice
- DC02- REV - SKETCH PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- DC01 - HSEQ INSPECTION REPORT
- PHOTO 3
- DC02 - SKETCH PLAN - CABLE ROUTE
- PHOTO - HITCHIN RD 2
- PHOTO - HITCHIN RD 1
- DC03 - SPECIFICATION STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Luton granted permission on 21 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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