Planning application
35a High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Silver Birch - Remove left hand limb, reduce by 33% and crown lift over neighbours.
As published by the council, reference 26/01124/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01124/TCA
- Type
- Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Hitchwood Ward
- Parish
- St Pauls Walden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG4 8AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in St. Albans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 22 May 2026, 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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