Land Adjacent To 9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

1. 5 Oct 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

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.

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.

• 11 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  21/01243/TPO Submitted 19 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Sycamore - Crown reduce by 4-6m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  26/01215/TPO Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

  T1, T2: Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 34c Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  21/01874/TPO Submitted 16 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Lime - Crown lift and overall reduction by 30%

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 14 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  19/02572/FPH Submitted 24 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Part two storey and part first floor side extension and two storey front extension

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 14 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  24/01932/TPO Submitted 29 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  T1, T2, T3, T4,T5, T6, T7: Lime - Crown Reduce height and spread by up to 2m. T8: Conifer - Remove

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 24 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD

  26/01481/5DN Submitted 8 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

  Fell no.2 elm trees.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 26/02709/TPO Awaiting decision

  22 Talbot Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2QU

  T3: Lime - Removal of major deadwood and epicormic growth ar base

  22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02706/TCA Awaiting decision

  Studlands High Street Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8HT

  T1- T4: Yew - Reduce by 20-30. T5: Laurel - Reduce by 20-25%. T6: Walnut, T7: Box Elder - Reduce by 30-40%. T8, T9: Cherry - Tidy and reduce by 20-25%. T10: Lime - Reduce by 30-40%.

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02705/TCA Awaiting decision

  9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

  2x Sycamore, 2x Conifers - Fell, process and remove.

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02702/TCA Awaiting decision

  24 Wymondley Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PN

  T003: Robinia - Crown lift to 5m west and north west, secondary limbs only. T004: Robinia - Remove 1 limb. T005: Holly - Crown lift on west side. T006: Hawthorn - Remove.

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02249/TPO Decided

  Caldicott Court Harrison Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SL

  T1: Common Walnut - Crown reduction 30%. T3: Beech - Cut back to boundary. T4: Pine - Cut back to boundary.

  8 Sep 2026 Trees