Council planning record

T1 - PINE, sever Ivy. T2 - YEW, sever Ivy at base. T3 - YEW, sever Ivy at base, prune to clear building by 1m. T4 - SYCAMORE, remove deadwood. T5 - YEW, prune as required to clear telephone lines. T6 - BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous reduction points. T7 - YEW, prune to clear telegraph and lines by 0.5m. T8 - NORWAY MAPLE, reduce overall crown close to previous pruning points. T9 - BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous reduction points. T10 - LIME, sever Ivy, reduce to previous pruning points. T11- BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous points. T12 - ACACIA, remove deadwood. T13 - CHERRY, reduce lateral spread over lawn by 2m, remove deadwood and hanging limb. T14 - SILVER BIRCH, sever Ivy and clear vine and deadwood from crown. T15 - PINE, shorten lateral spread by 2.5m, prune to remove deadwood. T16 - PINE, selectively prune to reduce lateral spread by 2 m and remove deadwood. T17 - MULBERRY, remove dead limb. T18 - MALUS, remove suckers. T19 - BEECH, raise crown to 4.5m. T20 - BEECH, raise crown to 4.5m. T21 - SYCAMORE, prune to clear lamp column. T22 - BEECH, weight reduction by 1.5 - 2m in upper crown to ease pressure on fork. T23 - ELM, remove deadwood. T24 - BEECH, remove deadwood. T25 - PINE, prune to remove deadwood and branch stubs. T26 - BEECH, remove branch stub. T27 - BEECH, remove deadwood. T28 - SYCAMORE, remove basal shoots, deadwood and shorten lateral by 2.5/3m to match upper crown. T29 - OAK, reduce overall crown by 3m to remove deadwood. T30 - SYCAMORE, remove dead and damaged limbs. T31 - SYCAMORE, remove basal shoots and deadwood. T32 - BEECH, reduce in height to 2.5/3m and maintain as hedgerow. T33 - HOLLY, sever Ivy and raise crown to clear fence. T34 - SYCAMORE, remove. T35 - ASH, remove. T36 - ASH, remove. T37 - HOLLY, remove. T38 - ELM, sever Ivy. T39 - ASH, shorten limb by 2.5/3m. T40 - SYCAMORE GROUP, sever Ivy. T41 - SYCAMORE, sever Ivy, raise crown to 3m.

Hitchin Girls School Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RS

DecidedReference: 25/01242/TCANorth Hertfordshire District Council

Last published check: 2 Oct 2026, 01:56. Check the council record for more recent changes.

Application location

Hitchin Girls School Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RS

This record has no verified map location.

View council map

Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Trees (Conservation Area)
Received
9 May 2025
Validated
9 May 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
North Hertfordshire District Council

Application overview

T1 - PINE, sever Ivy. T2 - YEW, sever Ivy at base. T3 - YEW, sever Ivy at base, prune to clear building by 1m. T4 - SYCAMORE, remove deadwood. T5 - YEW, prune as required to clear telephone lines. T6 - BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous reduction points. T7 - YEW, prune to clear telegraph and lines by 0.5m. T8 - NORWAY MAPLE, reduce overall crown close to previous pruning points. T9 - BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous reduction points. T10 - LIME, sever Ivy, reduce to previous pruning points. T11- BEECH, reduce overall crown close to previous points. T12 - ACACIA, remove deadwood. T13 - CHERRY, reduce lateral spread over lawn by 2m, remove deadwood and hanging limb. T14 - SILVER BIRCH, sever Ivy and clear vine and deadwood from crown. T15 - PINE, shorten lateral spread by 2.5m, prune to remove deadwood. T16 - PINE, selectively prune to reduce lateral spread by 2 m and remove deadwood. T17 - MULBERRY, remove dead limb. T18 - MALUS, remove suckers. T19 - BEECH, raise crown to 4.5m. T20 - BEECH, raise crown to 4.5m. T21 - SYCAMORE, prune to clear lamp column. T22 - BEECH, weight reduction by 1.5 - 2m in upper crown to ease pressure on fork. T23 - ELM, remove deadwood. T24 - BEECH, remove deadwood. T25 - PINE, prune to remove deadwood and branch stubs. T26 - BEECH, remove branch stub. T27 - BEECH, remove deadwood. T28 - SYCAMORE, remove basal shoots, deadwood and shorten lateral by 2.5/3m to match upper crown. T29 - OAK, reduce overall crown by 3m to remove deadwood. T30 - SYCAMORE, remove dead and damaged limbs. T31 - SYCAMORE, remove basal shoots and deadwood. T32 - BEECH, reduce in height to 2.5/3m and maintain as hedgerow. T33 - HOLLY, sever Ivy and raise crown to clear fence. T34 - SYCAMORE, remove. T35 - ASH, remove. T36 - ASH, remove. T37 - HOLLY, remove. T38 - ELM, sever Ivy. T39 - ASH, shorten limb by 2.5/3m. T40 - SYCAMORE GROUP, sever Ivy. T41 - SYCAMORE, sever Ivy, raise crown to 3m.

Proposal details

Reference
25/01242/TCA
Alternative references
PP-14003651
Ward
Hitchin Highbury Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Agent
Mr Steve Dear

Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.

Sign in to view collected details

Documents 4 of 4

DocumentPublishedAction
Officer reportSupporting DocumentsNot publishedView
Decision noticeDecision NoticeNot publishedView
Sketch Plan - Tree locationPlansNot publishedView
Application Form RedactedApplication FormsNot publishedView

Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.

Application timeline

Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.

  1. Application Received Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  2. Application Validated Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  3. Decision Issued Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  4. Decision Made Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  5. Permission Expiry Date

    Published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

Decision & conditions

No Objection
Decision notice
Planning conditions

Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.

Related records

Understand this planning record

All planning guides
  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application statuses explained

    Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.