Lime Tree House 48 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AG
Approved on 5 August 2026
Council decision: No Objection
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Proposal
8 x Lime - Removal of epicormic growth to a height of 7ft, to allow clear access to the public footpath
- Received
- 24 July 2026
- Ward
- MARTOCK
- ReceivedReceived24 Jul
- ValidatedValidated24 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Aug
Decided in 12 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Lime Tree House 48 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AG. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,871 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 5 weeks quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitwell conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across MARTOCK. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG4 8AG
- Parish
- Tintinhull
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Francis Mabbett
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Whitwell
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.
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© 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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Associated applications
- 202624 Jul
8 x Lime - Removal of epicormic growth to a height of 7ft, to allow clear access to the public footpath
This applicationApprovedApplication26/01857/TCA - 202623 Jul
T4: Crack Willow - Pollard
ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)Filed alongside26/01801/TCA
Source: North Hertfordshire
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