Planning application
4 Hambridge Way Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3QS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Bay - Reduce height by 50%. 2x Conifers - Fell
As published by the council, reference 23/00528/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00528/TCA
- Type
- Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 6 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Historic
- Parish
- Pirton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 3QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2023
Received by North Hertfordshire
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3 Apr 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Branching Out Tree and Garden Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Henlow
Active · incorporated 2014 · Henlow
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7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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