Planning application
9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, T2: Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points.
As published by the council, reference 26/01215/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01215/TPO
- Type
- Trees (Tree Preservation Order)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Consent
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Royston Heath Ward
- Parish
- Royston Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG8 5AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Consent
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9 Aug 2026
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 18 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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