Land To The Rear Of Reed First School Jacksons Lane Reed Hertfordshire SG8 8AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02124/TCA - Trees (Conservation Area) Approved

Proposal

Tag 1495: Common Ash - Remove broken hanging branch. Tag 1496: Common Ash - Fell. Tag 1498: Common Ash - Remove faulted/rotten lower branch on north side overhanging school field. Tag 1499: Norway Maple - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Reed 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Reed 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 listed building 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

Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Postcode
SG8 8AB
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Ermine Ward
Parish
Reed Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SHIRE TREES LIMITED

How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 19 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15182425
Planning Portal ref
PP-15182425
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