Planning application
20 Wymondley Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, T2: Lime - Reduce the height up to 5m and shape and balance the crown, reducing wind sail and the chance of break-outs.
As published by the council, reference 26/01488/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01488/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG4 9PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01563/LDCP Granted
20 Wymondley Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PN
Installation of air source heat pump
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Blue Tree Company Agent, a tree-works contractor
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See their track recordWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 16 July 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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