Planning application
27 Shrublands Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7AL
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Reduce 1x Oak tree (T2) by 30% Fell 2x Oak tree (T3 and T4)
As published by the council, reference 6/2019/2718/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2019/2718/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 29 Oct 2019
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Brookmans Park & Little Heath
- Parish
- North Mymms
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL9 7AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2019
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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4 Nov 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
9 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Refused
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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