Planning application
Essendon Lodge School Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sycamore (T1) - remove Flowering cherry (T2) - cut 4 branches (2 cut back 100%, and 2 by approx. 20% and 50% respectively)
As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1495/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2021/1495/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 11 May 2021
- Validated
- 13 May 2021
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Brookmans Park & Little Heath
- Parish
- Essendon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL9 6HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/0536/COND Granted
Essendon Lodge School Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Arboricultural Impact Statement and Arboricultural Method Statement) on planning permission 6/2025/1790/HOUSE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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13 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jun 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 24 June 2021, 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.
About tree works applications
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.
Nearby applications
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Essendon Lodge School Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Arboricultural Impact Statement and Arboricultural Method Statement) on planning permission 6/2025/1790/HOUSE
Granted ConditionsMajor scheme -
Rose And Crown 22 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW
Tidy up a scruffy and neglected row of trees T1 - Syc. Repollard to old cuts approx. 2mtrs off height. T2 - Syc. Crown lift to 5m T3 & T4 - Syc. Small saplings - remove. T5 - Syc. Remove stem in front of T5 and crown lift to 5m. T6 - Syc. Sever ivy c/lift to 5m T7 - Syc. C/lift to 5m T8 & T9 - Syc. C/lift to 5m. Reduce by no more than 3m height and spread T10 - Cherry. C/lift to 4m. T11, T12, T13 - Scruffy Holly. Remove T14 - Cherry. Poor form. Remove to reveal nice mature lime tree behind it. T15 - Syc. C/lift to 5m and reduce height by no more than 3m T16 - Elm. Reduce height by 4m and lateral branches by no more than 3m T17, T18, T19 - Syc. Crown lift to 5m and sever ivy.
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