Planning application
Claregate Thornton Road Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1BY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Ash - remove deadwood T2 Pine - thin density by 15% and remove deadwood T3 Sycamore - crown thin density by 25%, remove deadwood, retain basic size and shape T4 Horse Chestnut - crown thin density by 25%, remove deadwood, retain basic size and shape T5 Horse Chestnut - crown thin density by 25%, remove deadwood, retain basic size and shape
As published by the council, reference 6/2021/2064/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2021/2064/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 8 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2021
- Ward
- Brookmans Park & Little Heath
- Parish
- North Mymms
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 1BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/0947/TPO Awaiting decision
Claregate Thornton Road Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1BY
T1 & T2 Ash to reduce lateral and vertical growth by 2.0-3.0 M approx (trees are beginning to damage the floor and are too close to the wall). T3 Pine to reduce back overhanging branches by 2 M approx on the flats side of the tree (overhanging roof and balcony causing damage to the balcony floor as the birds are sitting on the branches and their droppings are damaging the balcony floor and the furnitures. The Pine cones and needles also make the balcony impossible to walk on, & light restriction into flats). T4 Sycamore to reduce back by 2.0 M approx on the flats side of the tree, to clear the roof (overhanging roof). G1 Mixed species group of mainly Sycamores and Limes to lift over pavement and road to clear by 5.0 , only over the highway (overhanging road side). G2 Row of limes to thin by 15% (Thin by 15% to allow more light penetration and the growth of understorey shrubs). T5 Pine to cut back by 1.0- 2.0 M on the flats side (to clear flats). Covered by TPO 683
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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9 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Granted
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 9 September 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.
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Claregate Thornton Road Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1BY
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