Daisy Court Common View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01011/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved

Proposal

Hazel - Up to a 1m reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Letchworth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 251 m away: Norton Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Letchworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
SG6 1BZ
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Letchworth Norton Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Branching Out Tree and Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
287decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863226
Comments by
9 May 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026