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26/02107/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

2x Sycamore - Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Crouches, Grade II, 46 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 201 m away: Ring ditch and enclosure; Priority habitat 22 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 £785,000 in July 2024. Detached house, freehold.

12 July 2024£785,000
26 January 2023£325,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (81 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2023
HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators and underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.18 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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
SG7 5JX
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Arbury Ward
Parish
Caldecote And Newnham Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 5 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15177580
Planning Portal ref
PP-15177580

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/02471/LBC
2023 Approved
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Replace all fenestration on rear elevation. Replace first floor side window. Repairs to c…
23/02470/FPH
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2x Prunus - Fell
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2023 Refused
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23/01601/TCA
2023 Refused
Lodge Cottage Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX
8x Conifers, 3x Beech - Remove
23/01601/TCA
2023 Refused
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8x Conifers, 3x Beech - Remove
23/00867/TCA
2023 Refused
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8x Conifers, 3x Beech - Remove
23/00867/TCA
2023 Approved
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Installation of overhead power lines.
23/00499/SU
2023 Approved
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Installation of overhead power lines.
23/00499/SU
2020 Approved
Crouches Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX
T1,T2,T3,T4 Beech - Crown reduce by approx 2m
20/00824/TCA
2020 Approved
Crouches Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX
T1,T2,T3,T4 Beech - Crown reduce by approx 2m
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2019 Approved
Crouches Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX
Retention of 4 no. windows (W7, W8, W9 & W10). Retention of glazed infill screens (W11, W…
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2016 Approved
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16/00550/1TCA
2016 Approved
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Crown reduction by 30-60cm 2 Hawthorn trees (T1 & T2); crown reduction to previous points…
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North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.