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Land Adjacent To 90 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RA

Granted North Hertfordshire 23/00503/TPO Trees (Tree Preservation Order)

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T9 Maple - Fell to ground level

As published by the council, reference 23/00503/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00503/TPO
Type
Trees (Tree Preservation Order)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Consent
Received
1 Mar 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Decided
3 Apr 2023
Ward
Hitchin Highbury Ward Historic
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG4 9RA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Mar 2023

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 3 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Conditional Consent

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Steve Dear Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Shefford

Active · incorporated 2006 · Shefford

23 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 3 April 2023, 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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