Planning application
1 Reddings Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LA
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of two oaks
As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1394/EMT
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2021/1394/EMT
- Type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 30 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 4 May 2021
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Sherrards
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 7LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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4 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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9 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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T1 pine tree lift lowest branch by 1m from branch tips which is overhanging boundary with number 19
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