6 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01149/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1: Prunes - Reduce to hedge height. T2. Scots Pine - Fell to ground level. T3: Plum - Fell to ground level. T5: Plum - Reduce to the same height as Portuguese laurel, creating a mixed hedge. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 29 AND 31, FIELD LANE (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden about 92 m away: Broadway, Letchworth
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,169,200 in June 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 June 2021£1,169,200
26 August 2015£876,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area270 m² (2,906 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
North Hertfordshire
Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
SG6 3PL
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Blue Tree Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 30 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
321decided 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-14896476
Planning Portal ref
PP-14896476
Comments by
7 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1: Bay - Reduce the height by 2-3m and shape. T2: Pine - Fell as low as possible. T3, T4…
25/02728/TCA
2025 Approved
T1: Bay - Reduce the height by 2-3m and shape. T2: Pine - Fell as low as possible. T3, T4…
25/02728/TCA
2021 Approved
T1 Eucalyptus - Crown reduce by 50% back to good growth points where possible. T2 Plum…
21/02817/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
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Replace 9no. existing timber framed, single-glazed, leaded-light windows on the rear elev…
25/02376/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
32 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LE
Replace 9no. existing timber framed, single-glazed, leaded-light windows on the rear elev…
25/02376/LBC
2025 Approved
27 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Single storey rear extension.
25/01341/FPH
2025 Approved
27 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Single storey rear extension.
25/01341/FPH
2024 Refused
10 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL
Single storey rear extension following demolition existing single storey rear extension.
24/02912/FPH
2025 Approved
23 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Wild Plum - Pollard to approx 1.3m
25/00032/TCA
2025 Approved
23 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Wild Plum - Pollard to approx 1.3m
25/00032/TCA
2024 Approved
21 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
T1 Yew, T2 Holly - Thin and reduce by up to 30%. T3 Pear - Prune back to previous points
24/00722/TCA
2023 Approved
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Internal and external alterations.
23/02864/LBC
2023 Approved
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Internal and external alterations.
23/02864/LBC
2023 Approved
Land Outside Of 21 Sollershott East Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, deta…
23/02855/EC
2023 Approved
Land Outside Of 21 Sollershott East Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, deta…
23/02855/EC
2023
29 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Replace existing timber front entrance door with a like-for-like oak door
23/01803/LDCLB
2023
29 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Replace existing timber front entrance door with a like-for-like oak door
23/01803/LDCLB
2022 Approved
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Internal alterations and alterations to the fenestration (as amended by drawing nos. HET…
22/01765/LBC
2022 Approved
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Internal alterations and alterations to the fenestration (as amended by drawing nos. HET…
22/01765/LBC
2022 Withdrawn
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Single storey rear extension (as amended by drawing no. HET 1696/03A and 04A received on…
22/01764/FPH
2022 Withdrawn
31 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LF
Single storey rear extension (as amended by drawing no. HET 1696/03A and 04A received on…
22/01764/FPH
2022 Approved
10 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL
Beech - Reduce to 6ft
22/02514/TCA
2022 Approved
10 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PL
Beech - Reduce to 6ft
22/02514/TCA
2016 Approved
6 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City SG6 3PL
Single storey rear extension (as amended by plans received 24 May 2016)
16/00854/1HH
2016 Approved
29 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City SG6 3LF
Thin 1 Beech tree by 25%; remove 1 branch and overall reduction by 25% of 1 Purple Leaved…
16/00874/1TCA
2016 Approved
29 Field Lane Letchworth Garden City SG6 3LF
Thin 1 Beech tree by 25%; remove 1 branch and overall reduction by 25% of 1 Purple Leaved…
16/00874/1TCA
2016 Withdrawn
6 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City SG6 3PL
Single storey rear extension
16/00335/1PUD
2016 Withdrawn
6 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City SG6 3PL
Single storey rear extension
16/00335/1PUD
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.