Apartment 1 42 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LA

1. 19 Oct 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 20 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 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.

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.

• 30 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LA

  26/01573/LBC Submitted 18 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

  Proposed Replacement of Timber Cladding to Dormer Cheeks with Code 6 Lead

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer

• 38-39 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA

  02/01396/1 Submitted 12 Sep 2002 50 yards away

  Installation of satellite dish on rear elevation

  Granted Full applications

• 32 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LA

  24/01810/LBC Submitted 2 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Replacement of existing timber weatherboarding with Cedral fibre cement weatherboarding

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• Units 1 - 5 Rear Of 93-95 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NQ

  26/01793/FP Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Single storey extension to existing east elevation.

  Decided Full applications Extension
  Small domestic

• 71 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NJ

  23/00115/TCA Submitted 23 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  T1, T2 Ash - Reduce to previous points. T3 Willow - Re pollard. T4 Sycamore - Reduce to previous points. T5 Willow - Re pollard to previous points. T6 Silver birch - Re shape

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 93A Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NQ

  26/01782/LBC Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Part demolition of internal side wall and removal of door and window to create an open space area and removal of rear bi-fold door.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition Windows or glazing 4 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