Planning application
3 Hitchin Hill Path Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TG1: x 2 Black Thorns - Fell to ground level and eco-plugged.
As published by the council, reference 26/02297/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02297/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG4 9EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Blue Tree Company Agent, a tree-works contractor
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See their track recordWhat 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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