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3 Essex Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3EZ

24/00431/TPCAApp. for Works to a Tree (CA)Approved

Approved on 30 July 2024

Council decision: Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation AreaDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of Apple tree and removal of Holly tree

Received
21 June 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Woodfield
  1. Received21 Jun
  2. Validated21 Jun
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target2 Aug
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Essex Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3EZ. Stevenage has handled 93 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 days quicker than Stevenage's typical decision time. The site is in the Orchard Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Woodfield. We hold 991 applications in total for the SG1 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Stevenage Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG1 3EZ
Application type
App. for Works to a Tree (CA)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 June 2024
Consultation expiry
17 July 2024
Consultation start
24 June 2024
Consultation end
15 July 2024
Neighbour consultation start
24 June 2024
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2024
Last date for comments
17 July 2024
Target decision date
2 August 2024
Permission expires
30 July 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 June 2024
Site notice end
17 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13091237
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Orchard Road Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 93Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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© 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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