Planning application
1 Paynes Park Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1EH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, T2: Yew - Reduce by approx. 1.5m and reshape. T3 - T14: Lime - Re pollard to previous points. T15 - T17: Silver Maple - Re pollard to previous points. T18: Cherry - Reduce to previous points.
As published by the council, reference 26/01200/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01200/TCA
- Type
- Trees (Conservation Area)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 1EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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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.
About trees applications
How this application type works
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.
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