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9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02705/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

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

As published by the council, reference 26/02705/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02705/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Registered
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Postcode
SG4 9SP

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02340/FP Awaiting decision

    9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    Change of use of the existing attached annexe from business use (Class E) to 1-bed ancillary annexe to main dwelling (Class C3). Alterations to fenestration.

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 19/02650/FP Granted

    9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    Change of Use of existing ground floor annexe from Residential (C3) to Office (A2)

    Decided 19 Dec 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 22 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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.

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    26/01633/FPH Submitted 14 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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  • 9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    26/02340/FP Submitted 13 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

    Change of use of the existing attached annexe from business use (Class E) to 1-bed ancillary annexe to main dwelling (Class C3). Alterations to fenestration.

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  • 23 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    26/01897/TCA Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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  • 6 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    26/01823/TCA Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    T1: Beech - Pollard, back to the previous points. T2: Ash - Pollard, back to the previous points. T3 & T4: Cypress - Fell to ground level. T5: Oak - Reduce height down by 1.5m and bring in all around by 1m to shape and balance. Lift the lower canopy, providing 1.8m of clearance from the ground, and remove deadwood. T6: Laburnum - Fell to ground level. T7: Oak - Pollard, back to the previous points. T8: Mulbury - Cut back to the boundary wall and reduce by 1m to bring it into shape.

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  • 9 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

    19/02650/FP Submitted 11 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Change of Use of existing ground floor annexe from Residential (C3) to Office (A2)

    Granted Full applications 8 docs

In North Hertfordshire

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

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    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
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    8 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Caldicott Court Harrison Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SL

    T2: Sycamore - Cut back to boundary. T5: 10x Pines - Crown reduction up to 30%.

    8 Sep 2026 Trees