15 The Old Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TB

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 6/2019/2829/EM Granted

  15 The Old Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TB

  4 x Ash to reduce by around 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Hazel to reduce by 3m height. 1 x Sycamore to reduce by around 3m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Portugal Laurel to reduce by 2.5m height & trim side. 3 x Ash to reduce by 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Cherry to reduce by 2m height & width 2 x Apple to reduce by 1m.

  Decided 23 Dec 2019

1. 8 Nov 2019

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 9 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 9 December 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 15 The Old Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TB

  6/2019/2829/EM Submitted 8 Nov 2019 0m away

  4 x Ash to reduce by around 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Hazel to reduce by 3m height. 1 x Sycamore to reduce by around 3m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Portugal Laurel to reduce by 2.5m height & trim side. 3 x Ash to reduce by 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Cherry to reduce by 2m height & width 2 x Apple to reduce by 1m.

  Granted

• Applecroft Primary School 14 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

  6/2021/1686/TC Submitted 26 May 2021 48m away

  Whitebeam - Lift, thin by 25% and cut back from school Maple - remove dead wood Maple - lift to 3m and dead wood Crack Willow group - lift to 3m and dead wood Silver Birch x 7 - lift crowns to 2m Rowan - lift crowns to 2m Maple x 3 - lift to 3m and cut back from building Honey Locust - lift and cut back from building

  Granted Trees

• 128 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SZ

  6/2023/0580/TC Submitted 14 Mar 2023 71m away

  Reduce crown of lime tree back to previous cut, no more than 8 feet

  Granted Trees

• 128 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SZ

  6/2023/0579/EMT Submitted 14 Mar 2023 71m away

  Reduce crown of lime tree back to previous cut

  Granted Trees

• 1 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

  6/2026/0332/EMT Submitted 23 Feb 2026 98m away

  Crown reduce 1 x Oak back to previous points, removing approx. 3m of regrowth. Repollard 1 x Horse Chestnut back to previous points, removing approx. 3m of regrowth

  Granted Trees

• 17 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  6/2026/0955/EM Submitted 1 Jun 2026 127m away

  Replacement of existing box hedge (in poor condition due to disease) with a low Lonicera Nitida hedge in the same position and scale, maintaining the existing formal appearance and height

  Granted

• 6/2026/1095/TPO Granted

  31 Parkside Welwyn AL6 9DQ

  T1 Goat Willow Pollard back to previous trimming points which is approx 3-4m off T2 Cedar Crown reduction by 2-3m approx back to previous pruning points

  24 Jun 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1531/TPO Awaiting decision

  37 The Ridgeway Cuffley EN6 4BB

  T1 English Oak (Quercus robur) ref T316 fell to ground level

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1260/EMT Granted

  77 The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RZ

  Fell 1 dead Beech tree in rear garden.

  17 Jul 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1271/TPO Granted

  33 Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RN

  Removal of dead hornbeam tree. (covered by TPO 673 (2017))

  20 Jul 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/0899/EMT Granted

  10 The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RP

  4 x conifer reduce to 6ft (1.8m) height. 3 x self set ash, fell & poison. 2 x self set sycamore, fell & poison

  20 May 2026 Trees