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35 Walnut Avenue Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6BU

Refused North Hertfordshire 22/03195/TPO Trees (Tree Preservation Order)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Yew - Remove (description amended 22.02.2023)

As published by the council, reference 22/03195/TPO

Application record

Reference
22/03195/TPO
Type
Trees (Tree Preservation Order)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Dec 2022
Validated
12 Dec 2022
Decided
22 Feb 2023
Ward
Baldock Town Ward Historic
Parish
Baldock
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG7 6BU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2022

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 22 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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