Hindsmount Cottage Maydencroft Lane Gosmore Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1: Lawson Cypress - Lift over garage roof by 1.5m . T2: Honey locust - Reduce lateral branches by 2.5m. T3: Field Maple - Remove subordinate stem over lawn area and sever Ivy at base. T4: Yew - Reduce lateral branches by 1.5m. T5: Yew - Reduce back to clear neighbours property by 2.5m. G1: Group Hazel - Reduce to around 2.5m above ground level Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
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- 21 mHindsmountGrade II
- 44 mWhitbank and Jenny CottageGrade II
- 60 mView Cottage, and Avenue CottageGrade II
- 83 m2 Adjoining Barns Next the Road at Avenue FarmGrade II
- 119 mAvenue Farm HouseGrade II*
- 137 mRosedaleGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1
Last sold for £180,000 in October 1996. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Trees (Conservation Area)
- Postcode
- SG4 7QB
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward
- Parish
- St Ippolytts Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Oct 2026
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Evoke Tree Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15189566
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15189566
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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