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131 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HS

26/00133/TPCAApp. for Works to a Tree (CA)Approved

Approved on 9 March 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

1no. Laurel Hedge (G1) reduction of height by 1m, 1no. Crack Willow (T1) re-pollard back to previous pollard points, Mix Trees (G2) reduce height to match adjacent Acer.

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Old Town
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 131 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HS. Stevenage has handled 93 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Stevenage's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Town High Street conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Old Town. 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 3HS
Application type
App. for Works to a Tree (CA)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
To Follow

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Consultation end
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
16 March 2026
Permission expires
9 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Arborcare Unit N Shangri-La Farm Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 2JE

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Ailsa Davis
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14671742
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Old Town High Street Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 131, High StreetOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.

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