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Town Farm Hitchin Road Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7DB

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02472/TCA Trees

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

G1: Small Leaved Lime - Prune to previous points. T1: Holly - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings and eco plug stump. T2: Plum - Crown Reduce height and spread by up to 1.5m. T3: Fig - Reduce height and spread by up to 2m. Remove stem growing through fence. Crown raise to 2.5m over car park

As published by the council, reference 26/02472/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02472/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Postcode
SG4 7DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01970/TCA Granted

    Town Farm Hitchin Road Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7DB

    G1: 5 x Lime - Reduce by 1m. T1: Silver Birch - Remove one branch touching neighbours house . T2: Magnolia - Remove dead wood and reduce by 0.5m to re-balance crown . T3: Hornbeam - Reduce by 2m to re-shape

    Decided 26 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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.

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 31 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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