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Electricity Sub Station 44M From Dacorum Borough Council, The Forum, Marlowes 7M From Daco Dacorum Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1WX

26/00889/TPOWorks to Preserved Tree(s)Approved

Approved on 16 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

One Norway Spruce tree to to be reduced from 19m to 14m in height (5m reduction) on the corner of the Herts College campus. Ground Control are contracted by Cornerstone (CTIL) to carry out tree works on behalf of Vodafone and O2/Telefonica. O2 have identified a new mast location, and have instructed us to carry out some tree works to ensure that all vegetation is sufficiently clear of the mast.

Received
16 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
  1. Received16 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 0 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Electricity Sub Station 44M From Dacorum Borough Council, The Forum, Marlowes 7M From Daco Dacorum Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1WX. Dacorum has handled 616 applications of this type. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,543 applications in total for the HP1 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Dacorum Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HP1 1WX
Application type
Works to Preserved Tree(s)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ground Control
Agent address
1 Kingfisher House, 1 Radford Way Billericay CM12 0EQ United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14861364
Documents
5
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Hemel Hempstead Old TownPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Land at West Herts CollegeRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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