20 Sollershott West Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PX

26/01008/TPOTrees (Tree Preservation Order)Approved

Approved on 15 May 2026

Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

T2: Sycamore - Fell, leaving a 1.5m stump for habitat.

Received: 16 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Letchworth South West Ward

ReceivedReceived16 Apr
ValidatedValidated16 Apr
Consult.Consultation9 May
TargetTarget Date11 Jun
DecidedDecided15 May

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 20 Sollershott West Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PX. North Hertfordshire has handled 798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hayes Village conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Letchworth South West Ward. We hold 910 applications in total for the SG6 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode: SG6 3PX
Application type: Trees (Tree Preservation Order)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Letchworth Garden City

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 9 May 2026
Consultation end: 9 May 2026
Last date for comments: 9 May 2026
Target decision date: 11 June 2026
Permission expires: 15 May 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent: The Blue Tree Company
Agent address: 50 Bunyan Road Hitchin SG5 1NN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14856114
Comments: 0
Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: LetchworthPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2026
16 Apr
T2: Sycamore - Fell, leaving a 1.5m stump for habitat.
This applicationConditional ConsentTrees26/01008/TPO
2026
16 Apr
T1: Pine - Remove the 2 larger dead branches hanging over the phone line.
ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)Filed alongside26/01009/TCA

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: North Hertfordshire

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