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The Cedars Back Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7UJ

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02538/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6: Scots Pine - Remove.

As published by the council, reference 26/02538/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02538/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Postcode
SG4 7UJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

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

  • 24/02666/TPO Granted

    The Cedars Back Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7UJ

    G1 Pine, G2 Pine, G3 Pine, G4 Pine, G5 Pine, G6 Pine, T7 Blue Cedar - Max 30% reduction of over-extended lateral branches back to suitable side-growth. Remove dead wood. Resolve chafing branches. Remove existing branch stubs back to branch collars. G6: Pine -Add bracing to support extended lateral branch, if still required following reduction.

    Decided 16 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Cedars Back Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7UJ

    24/02666/TPO Submitted 22 Nov 2024 100 yards away

    G1 Pine, G2 Pine, G3 Pine, G4 Pine, G5 Pine, G6 Pine, T7 Blue Cedar - Max 30% reduction of over-extended lateral branches back to suitable side-growth. Remove dead wood. Resolve chafing branches. Remove existing branch stubs back to branch collars. G6: Pine -Add bracing to support extended lateral branch, if still required following reduction.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Pryor House The Green Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7UD

    26/01074/TCA Submitted 24 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    T1: Tulip - Reduce the height by 3m and shape and balance the crown, cutting to viable growth. T2: Copper Beech - Lift the lower canopy all around to give 2m clearance of the floor.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • Land Adjacent To Dungarvan Back Lane Preston Hertfordshire

    22/03127/DOC Submitted 8 Dec 2022 150 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) as attached to Planning Application 21/02632/FP granted on 14.07.2022

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Land Adjacent To Dungarvan Back Lane Preston Hertfordshire

    23/00426/DOC Submitted 22 Feb 2023 150 yards away

    Condition 11- Landscaping (as discharge of condition relating to planning permission 21/02632/FP granted 14.07.2022)

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • Land Adjacent To Dungarvan Back Lane Preston Hertfordshire

    23/00168/DOC Submitted 24 Jan 2023 150 yards away

    Condition 6- Construction Management Plan (as discharge of condition relating to planning permission 21/02632/FP granted 14.07.2022)

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Land Adjacent To Dungarvan Back Lane Preston Hertfordshire

    23/00200/DOC Submitted 24 Jan 2023 150 yards away

    Condition 10- Details and/or samples of materials (as discharge of condition relating to planning permission 21/02632/FP granted 14.07.2022)

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

In North Hertfordshire

  • 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