24 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

1. 8 Jun 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North Hertfordshire took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided tree works applications in a median of 31 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Land Adjacent To 9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  26/02509/TPO Submitted 5 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov

  Sycamore - Pollard 50%

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 11 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  21/01243/TPO Submitted 19 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Sycamore - Crown reduce by 4-6m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 34c Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  21/01874/TPO Submitted 16 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Lime - Crown lift and overall reduction by 30%

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Tannery Drift School Tannery Drift Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5DE

  25/00734/DOC Submitted 17 Mar 2025 100 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

  Details reserved by condition 3 (Community Use Agreement) of planning permission reference no 24/00155/FP granted 19.03.2024

  Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

• 21 Baldock Street Royston SG8 5AY

  02/01293/1TPO Submitted 22 Aug 2002 100 yards away

  Pollard one Lime tree

  Granted Trees

• 9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  26/01215/TPO Submitted 11 May 2026 100 yards away

  T1, T2: Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/02709/TPO Awaiting decision

  22 Talbot Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2QU

  T3: Lime - Removal of major deadwood and epicormic growth ar base

  22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02720/TCA Awaiting decision

  22 Gillison Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1QL

  T1: Plane tree overhanging foliage pruned back by approx. 2-3m

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02721/TCA Awaiting decision

  257 Icknield Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4UE

  Crown reduction of the Birch Tree by approximately 2 to 3 metres

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02715/TCA Awaiting decision

  92 Norton Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1AG

  2194: Blackthorn - Remove to ground level. 2187: Maple - Crown reduce height by approx 2m and laterals by approx 105m to balance. Ensure clearance from building of 1m. 2188: Ash - Crown reduce height by approx 3m and lateral length by approx 2m to balance crown.

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02717/TCA Awaiting decision

  19 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX

  T1, T2: Leylandi - Fell.

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees