33 Chiltern Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PJ

1. 21 Mar 2023

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 19 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 34 Chiltern Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PL

  23/00106/TCA Submitted 16 Jan 2023 30m away

  T2 Evergreen - Remove overhanging limbs, 20% overall reduction

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 18 Chiltern Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PJ

  26/01492/TCA Submitted 16 Jun 2026 45m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

  Apple - Prune by approx 15-20%. Smoke - Prune by approx 20-25%. Ash - Prune by approx 20-25%.

  Decided Trees

• 18 Chiltern Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PJ

  26/01961/LDCP Submitted 18 Aug 2026 45m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Installation of up to 24 solar panels on the roof of the single storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 18 Chiltern Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PJ

  21/01709/FPH Submitted 28 May 2021 60m away

  To reconfigure three existing dormers into one dormer to includes double glazed sliding doors and window. External cladding

  Decided Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 15 The Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RJ

  23/00098/TCA Submitted 13 Jan 2023 70m away

  T1 Ginko bilboa - 20% reduction, remove any limbs overextending towards garden and neighbouring garden, reduce the rest to shape

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 12 The Finches Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PB

  23/00062/TPO Submitted 10 Jan 2023 89m away

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce by 2.5-3m removing all regrowth and cutting decaying pruning points into healthy wood. T2 Oak - End weight reduction of the top of the canopy with a sympathetic prune on the remainder to correctly balance.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26/02220/TPO Awaiting decision

  Benslow Music Trust Little Benslow Hills Ibberson Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RB

  T6: Horse Chestnut, T7: Fir, T8, T9: Hornbeam - Crown lift over car park to a height of 6m cutting back to the nearest suitable growth point or remove whole branch if theres is no growth point to avoid leaving stumps.

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02217/TCA Awaiting decision

  Suite 4A 30 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LE

  T1: London Plane - Reduce by 30%.

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02216/TPO Awaiting decision

  Pinehill Hospital Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9QZ

  T1: Pine, T2, T3, T5: Conifer, T4: Lime, - Crown lift over car park to a height of 6m cutting back to the nearest suitable growth point or remove whole branch if theres is no growth point to avoid leaving stumps.

  3 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02213/TCA Awaiting decision

  Whitings Court Paynes Park Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1EJ

  T1: Sorbus - Reduce by approx 1.5m. T2: Robina - Reduce by approx 1.5m. T3: Sycamore - Reduce height by approx. 3m. Remove epicormic growth

  3 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02214/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Orchard Fore Street Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7AS

  2x Conifer - Remove

  3 Sep 2026 Trees