19 Downlands Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02548/TPO - Trees (Tree Preservation Order) Approved

Proposal

Lime - Pollard back to main trunk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
✓
Approved
13 Oct 2026

Approved on 13 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 290 m away: Therfield Heath
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
SSSI 295 m away: Therfield Heath SSSI; Inside the Royston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 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
SG8 5BY
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Royston Heath Ward
Parish
Royston Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision
Conditional Consent
Decision date
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 23 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
356decided 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

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Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15279123
Planning Portal ref
PP-15279123
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

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