Planning application
32 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4: Hawthorn (amended) - Fell. T5: Prunus - To establish a new pollarded framework to mitigate the risk over the neighbouring property.
As published by the council, reference 26/01904/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01904/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Letchworth South East Ward
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Postcode
- SG6 1PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01491/TCA Granted
32 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
T1: Lilac - Prune out the deadwood and shape the remaining crown to improve appearance and maintain a balanced form. T2: Hawthorn - Reduce the crown to match the height of the neighbouring hedge line and reshape to maintain a neat and uniform appearance. T3: Hawthorn - Remove to as close to ground level as possible and grind the stump to a maximum depth of 150mm below ground level. T4: Plum - Carry out a crown thin to reduce density within the canopy and laterally reduce selected branches to manage the overall crown spread whilst retaining the natural shape.
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21/02418/TCA Granted
32 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
Plum - Crown reduction by 30%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
What this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 2 September 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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