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39 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02657/TCA Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Purple Plum - Remove.

As published by the council, reference 26/02657/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02657/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Postcode
SG6 3JJ

Comment by 11 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Hertfordshire through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

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

  • 24/01851/TCA Granted

    39 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    T1: Copper Beech - Prune branches by approx 2 to 3m. T2: Cherry - Remove. T3, T4: Cypress - Fell. T5: Pine - Prune branches overhanging boundary line back to main stem.

    Decided 26 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 19 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Branching Out Tree and Garden Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Henlow

Active · incorporated 2014 · Henlow

36 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 97% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

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

  • 35 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    23/00073/TCA Submitted 12 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Apple - Crown Reduction by 50% (17-18-feet/5-6-meters) with thinning and balancing. Plum - 50% Crown Reduction (7-8-feet/2-meters). Eucalyptus - 30-40% (10-12-feet/3-4-meters) Crown Reduction.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • 27 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    24/02086/TCA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    T1: Magnolia - Reduce and thin canopy by up to 30%. T2, T3: Sycamore - Reduce and thin canopy by up to 30%. T4: Hornbeam - Clean and thin canopy. T5: Purple Plum - Clean and thin canopy.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 39 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    24/01851/TCA Submitted 19 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    T1: Copper Beech - Prune branches by approx 2 to 3m. T2: Cherry - Remove. T3, T4: Cypress - Fell. T5: Pine - Prune branches overhanging boundary line back to main stem.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 28 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    24/02603/LDCP Submitted 27 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Infill existing covered porch area. Erection of front porch canopy and installation of external insulation and re-render as existing

    Refused Lawful development Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 34 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    26/01382/LBC Submitted 4 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    Internal alterations at first floor to facilitate new bathroom layout.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

  • 26 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ

    21/00021/FPH Submitted 5 Jan 2021 100 yards away

    Single storey front extension, single storey side extension, part single storey/part two storey rear extension with dormer window and roof lights in roof to facilitate conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation, following demolition of existing single storey side element. Insertion of new first floor window in north west side elevation, GRP chimney stack to replace existing and ancillary works. (As amended by plans received 13th May 2021).

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 5 docs
    Small domestic

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