St Francis College Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PJ

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

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.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• St Francis College Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PJ

  26/01631/TCA Submitted 26 Jun 2026 0m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  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.

  Decided Trees

• Land Adjacent To 15 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF

  24/02273/TCA Submitted 10 Oct 2024 114m away

  Various works including felling

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 97 Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3SL

  23/00355/TCA Submitted 13 Feb 2023 138m away

  T1 Cedar - Fell to ground level

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 102 Spring Road Letchworth SG6 3SL

  03/01459/1TCA Submitted 11 Sep 2003 148m away

  Removal of 1 Cherry tree and pruning of line of Conifer trees to previous pruning height on north west boundary.

  Granted Trees

• 103 Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3SL

  22/03268/TCA Submitted 20 Dec 2022 151m away

  T1 Conifer - Fell to ground level. T2 Apple - Fell to ground. T3 Ash - Fell to ground. T4 Purple plum - Crown reduce by approx 2 1/2 m and shape sides. T6 Plum - Crown reduce by approx 50% back to good viable growth points. T7 Purple plum - Reduce height by approx 50% and reduces sided shape. T8 Conifer - Reduce height to old points (approximately 1/3 of the height) and reduce the sides as hard as possible.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 101 Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3SL

  21/01110/FPH Submitted 8 Apr 2021 161m away

  Insertion of two rear dormers windows in roof slope to facilitate loft conversion.

  Decided Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• 26/02225/TCA Awaiting decision

  45 Stockens Green Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6DQ

  T1: Silver Birch - Reduce crown by around 30% (around 2-3m) to bring back into proportion and reduce wind and stress loading on the main stem connection.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02226/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Old Vicarage Willian Road Willian Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AE

  T1: Ash, T2: Oak - Reduction of the crown by 25%.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02240/TCA Awaiting decision

  Gregans House 34 Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1HF

  T1 ,T2: Ash - To raise and reduce canopy and all heavy loading branches to a minimum clearance of 3m from ground level

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02220/TPO Awaiting decision

  Benslow Music Trust Little Benslow Hills Ibberson Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RB

  T6: Horse Chestnut, T7: Fir, T8, T9: Hornbeam - Crown lift over car park to a height of 6m cutting back to the nearest suitable growth point or remove whole branch if theres is no growth point to avoid leaving stumps.

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02222/TCA Awaiting decision

  All Saints Church Willian Church Road Willian Hertfordshire SG6 2AF

  T2: Medlar - Chop out ground suckers and remove epicormic shoots and shape. T4: Rowan - Remove deadwood. T5: Scots Pine - Deadwooding, removal of damaged crossing branches. T6: Yew - Trim and tidy bole and lower canopy. T7, T11, T12: Sycamore - Remove. T8: Box - Fell. T10: Sycamore - Raise crown a little to ease access to memorial stones. T13: Thorn - Tidy and shape. T14: Holly. Remove dead wood, clean up stems and lower canopy

  4 Sep 2026 Trees