Planning application
50 Meadow Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3HX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Apple - Reduce regrowth back by 0.5m height and width, thin outer canopy by 20% volume. T2: Apple - Reduce regrowth back by 0.5m height and width, thin outer canopy by 20% volume. Lift lower branches to around 1m above ground level (removing secondary branches only). T3: Quince - Reduce regrowth back by 1m height and width, thin outer canopy by 20% volume.
As published by the council, reference 26/02165/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02165/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Ward
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Postcode
- SG6 3HX
Comment by 20 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Hertfordshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Welwyn Garden City
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The process from here
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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