Land North Of Mount House The Mount Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02306/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T001: Multi Stemmed Ash - Fell to ground level. T002: Ash - Pollard stem. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Mount House
List entry 1175455 · 4 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
Barley 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Barley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
North Hertfordshire
Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
SG8 8JH
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Ermine Ward
Parish
Barley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 15 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 30 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
321decided 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 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15220294
Planning Portal ref
PP-15220294

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings