Planning application
63 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Fell to ground level 1no. Ash tree (T9) and reduction of crown by 4-6 metres in height and spread on 2no. Ash trees (T8 and T10) protected by Tree Preservation Order 38.
As published by the council, reference 26/00670/TPTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00670/TPTPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bandley Hill And Poplars
- Parish
- To Follow
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG2 9FB
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Stevenage through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stevenage register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00596/TPTPO Granted
63 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
Reduction in canopy and removal of overhanging branches to 1no. Ash tree (T8) and reduction in canopy to 2no. Ash trees (T9 and T10) protected by Tree Preservation Order 38
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Stevenage
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stevenage took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPH 5 OF 5
- PHOTOGRAPH 4 OF 5
- PHOTOGRAPH 2 OF 5
- PHOTOGRAPH 3 OF 5
- PHOTOGRAPH 1 OF 5
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Stevenage for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stevenage's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Stevenage's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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67 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
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Refused Trees -
71 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
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Decided -
61 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
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Decided Trees -
67 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
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Decided Trees -
63 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
Reduction in canopy and removal of overhanging branches to 1no. Ash tree (T8) and reduction in canopy to 2no. Ash trees (T9 and T10) protected by Tree Preservation Order 38
Granted Trees 7 docs