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Highfield House 28 Hitchin Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LU

Granted North Hertfordshire 24/01796/TCA Trees (Conservation Area)

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Ash - Reduce by 4/5m

As published by the council, reference 24/01796/TCA

Application record

Reference
24/01796/TCA
Type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
12 Aug 2024
Validated
12 Aug 2024
Decided
6 Sep 2024
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG6 3LU

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01639/TCA Granted

    Highfield House 28 Hitchin Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LU

    T1: Prunus - Reduce by 1.5m and thin by 25%

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 21/01375/TCA Granted

    Highfield House 28 Hitchin Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LU

    3x Leyland Cypress - Crown reductions approx. 1/3. Weeping Willow - Stump dismantled and removed.

    Decided 17 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2024

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 6 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Thompson Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in East Grinstead

Active · incorporated 2020 · East Grinstead

41 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 6 September 2024, 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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