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Hindsmount Cottage Maydencroft Lane Gosmore Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7QB

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02166/TCA Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1: Lawson Cypress - Lift over garage roof by 1.5m . T2: Honey locust - Reduce lateral branches by 2.5m. T3: Field Maple - Remove subordinate stem over lawn area and sever Ivy at base. T4: Yew - Reduce lateral branches by 1.5m. T5: Yew - Reduce back to clear neighbours property by 2.5m. G1: Group Hazel - Reduce to around 2.5m above ground level

As published by the council, reference 26/02166/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02166/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward
Parish
St Ippolytts Parish Council
Postcode
SG4 7QB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided tree works applications in a median of 30 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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