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2 Morley Cottages Chells Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 7AA

26/00321/TPTPOApp. for Works to a Tree (TPO)Approved

Approved on 10 June 2026

Council decision: Consent for Works to Tree(s)Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Works to tree protected by TPO 69: T1 Walnut reduce crown by 30%

Received
22 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Manor
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Morley Cottages Chells Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 7AA. Stevenage has handled 93 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Manor. We hold 1,264 applications in total for the SG2 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
SG2 7AA
Application type
App. for Works to a Tree (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
To Follow

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Consultation start
23 April 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 May 2026
Last date for comments
15 May 2026
Target decision date
17 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Ace Of Trees Ltd 18 The Noke Stevenage Herts SG2 8LJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Linda Sparrow
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14879498
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Morley CottagesOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 69Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Source: Stevenage

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