Land At Rosemont Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4XR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01893/TPO - Trees (Tree Preservation Order) Approved

Proposal

BEYT023: Birch - Crown reduce back from structure by up to 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Letchworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 (Tree Preservation Order)
Postcode
SG6 4AW
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Letchworth Wilbury Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Consent
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
John O'Conner

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 20 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 30 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120282
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120282
Comments by
22 Aug 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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