Centenary House Grammar School Walk Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1JN
Approved on 19 June 2026
Council decision: No Objection
Proposal
T1: Robinia - Reduce crown by 2-3m. T2: Lime - Fell to near ground level. T3: Plum - Fell to near ground level.
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 May
- ValidatedValidated21 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 Jul
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Centenary House Grammar School Walk Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1JN. 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 Hitchin conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Hitchin Priory Ward. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 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
- SG5 1JN
- Application type
- Trees (Conservation Area)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 2 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Francis Mabbett
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Hitchin
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
Internal and external refurbishment works to include (but not exclusively) replacing existing render with…
PendingListed building consent26/02544/LBC - 202630 Oct
Removal and replacement of flat roofing and trims throughout. Partial removal of two chimney stacks…
PendingApplication26/02543/FP - 202614 Apr
Internal works of localised repairs including lime plaster to walls and ceilings, floor finishes and…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00881/LDCLB
Source: North Hertfordshire
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