Old Thatch Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01797/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved

Proposal

T1: Ash - Re-pollarded to previous points. T2: Mulberry - Reduce by approx 25-30% to suitable lateral growth points. T3: Apple - Remove dead stem to the lowest fork and remaining canopy reduced to shape. T4: Plum - Reduce height by approx 30%. T5: Plum - Shorten longer limbs to balance the canopy. T6: Greengage - Reduce by approx 30% to suitable growth points. T7-T11: 5 x Beech - Reduce height by approx 40-50%. T12: Apple - Crown thin by approx 25%. T13: Cherry - Remove to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Old Thatch
List entry 1175963 · 1 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
Newnham 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 121 m away: Ring ditch and enclosure
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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 (Conservation Area)
Postcode
SG7 5JX
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Arbury Ward
Parish
Caldecote And Newnham Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
4Seasons Specialist Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

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

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
222decided 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15078945
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
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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