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56 Bell Lane Hatfield AL9 7AY

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2023/0001/TPO WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 – Ash – height 12m / spread 3m. Failed at base, fallen, and now laying across further trees and near a footpath. To remove tree. T2 – Ash – height 14m / spread 10m. Slight sign of ash die back on the right hand side of large trunk which forks over footpath. To remove leaning trunk with fork over footpath. Reduce remaining by 3m (height 14-11 & span 10-7), due to safety issue as stem leaning over footpath and first signs of ash die back. T3 – Ash – height 16m / spread 5m. Set in a cluster of other Ash trees and has first sign of ash die back. To remove tree due to footpath and road construction for short term access. Re-planting will take place. T4 – Ash – height 16m / spread 8m, has first signs of ash die back. To reduce crown by 3m all over (height 16-13 & span 8-5). and remove epicormic growth at base, due to size, health and location for trees, a reduction is advisable. TPO 14 A1

As published by the council, reference 6/2023/0001/TPO

Application record

Reference
6/2023/0001/TPO
Type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
3 Jan 2023
Validated
3 Jan 2023
Decided
27 Feb 2023
Ward
Welham Green & Hatfield South Brookmans Park & Little Heath
Parish
North Mymms
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL9 7AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jan 2023

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 27 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

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