Planning application
23 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Yew - Reduce and shape by 1m
As published by the council, reference 26/01897/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01897/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG4 9SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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14 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arborcare Agent, registered in Okehampton
Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · Okehampton
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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See their track recordWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 14 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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