15 Downlands Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Cedar - Fell to ground. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £480,000 in October 2011. 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 2011, 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 (Tree Preservation Order)
- Postcode
- SG8 5BY
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Royston Heath Ward
- Parish
- Royston Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Justin Parrish
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. Refused, as 3% 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 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15097658
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15097658
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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