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4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2021/2186/EMT ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Reduction of beech tree from 8m to 2m hedge height

As published by the council, reference 6/2021/2186/EMT

Application record

Reference
6/2021/2186/EMT
Type
ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
19 Jul 2021
Validated
19 Jul 2021
Decided
10 Sep 2021
Ward
Handside
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL8 6SQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 6/2026/1366/TC Granted

    4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to Ligustrum Japonicum tree; shown in pink hatch on plan Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

    Decided 21 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1365/EMT Awaiting decision

    4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to ligustrum japonicum tree Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 6/2023/0221/EMT Granted

    4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 6/2023/0215/TC Granted

    4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 6/2021/2177/TC Granted

    4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Reduction of 8m high beech tree growing in hedge to 2m, so that it is at hedge height.

    Decided 27 Aug 2021 Trees
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (sample materials) on planning permission 6/2021/0646/HOUSE.

    Decided 21 Jul 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2021

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 10 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 10 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2021/1861/COND Submitted 16 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (sample materials) on planning permission 6/2021/0646/HOUSE.

    Granted Conditions
    Major scheme
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2021/2177/TC Submitted 19 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Reduction of 8m high beech tree growing in hedge to 2m, so that it is at hedge height.

    Granted Trees
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2023/0221/EMT Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

    Granted Trees
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2026/1366/TC Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to Ligustrum Japonicum tree; shown in pink hatch on plan Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

    Granted Trees
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2026/1365/EMT Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

    Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to ligustrum japonicum tree Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    6/2023/0215/TC Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

    Granted Trees

In Welwyn Hatfield

  • 6/2026/1523/EMT Granted

    5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG

    4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1514/TPO Granted

    6A Wendover Drive Welwyn AL6 9LT

    T1 1 x Beech to remove in sections to ground level - Tree is almost dead and in poor condition T2 1 x Beech to reduce to clear property by 1.5m - Branches rubbing on property

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1300/EMT Granted

    1 Perrywood Walden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PZ

    G1 - 2 x Beech and 3 x Hornbeams all hanging low over the footpath and road. Crown lift to 4m. T2 - Hornbeam growing very close to the building and low over the drive. To reduce back on building side by 1.5m and crown lift over the road to 4m.

    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1495/EMT Granted

    2 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DF

    1 x Holly to reduce height by approx 3m height 1 x Lawson Cypress to reduce by approx 2.5m in height 1 x Plum to reduce height by approx 3m 1 x Apple to reduce lateral branches by approx 2m to reduce lateral branches over lawn 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approx 2m

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1497/TC Granted

    2 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DF

    1 x Holly to reduce height by approximately 3m height 1 x Lawson cypress to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height. 1 x Plum to reduce height by approximately 3m Above 3 are domination side of the garden, they are thick dense and evergreen. Reducing to allow more light into garden and control the size 1 x Apple to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approximately 2m to reduce lateral branches over lawn to maintain size of tree & provide more space and light to lawn area 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approximately 2m to reduce lateral branches as now crossing half the garden and blocking light

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees