Planning application
St Francis College Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T017: Apple, T018, T019: Hornbeam - Sever Ivy at the base. T020: Hornbeam Hedge - Sever ivy at the base where possible. T021(TAG 866), T023, T024, T025, T026.: Limes - Fell to ground level. T35: Mixed Group - Lime, Sycamore, Purple Plum, and Conifer - Sever Ivy at ground level. T36: Robinia - Sever Ivy at the base. T42: Lime - Remove significant deadwood. T44: Plum - Fell, leaving a 1 metre high stump to keep the hedge intact, not leaving a hole.
As published by the council, reference 26/01631/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01631/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Ward
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Postcode
- SG6 3PJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02184/TCA Awaiting decision
St Francis College Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PJ
T032: Lime - Fell to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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 3 August 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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