Planning application
8 Welwyn Hall Gardens Welwyn AL6 9LF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree No. 1: False Acacia - Reduce in height by 30% due to excessive growth/shading with current height above our roof (previous work was done in 2013 by previous owners) and to allow natural light and help growing the lawn/plants in the garden and as part of ongoing maintenance of trees size. Trees No. 5 & 6: Box x 2 - Reduce in height by 2.5m to allow natural light and help growing the lawn/plants in the garden and as part of ongoing maintenance of trees size
As published by the council, reference 6/2023/0357/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2023/0357/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 15 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 15 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 9LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2023/0128/TPO Granted
8 Welwyn Hall Gardens Welwyn AL6 9LF
Tree No. 2: False Acacia – Dismantle to ground level to mitigate any risk of failure - due to heavily weighted towards back building of Property No.28 Church Street, imbalanced crown favouring the side it leans towards. To replace with a fruit tree appropriate for the limited space we have. Trees No. 3 & 4: Holly x 2 – Reduce in height by 2.5m due to both intruding into No. 9 ‘s Garden and causing damage/rotting to their shed roof and to allow natural light and help growing the lawn/plants in the garden and as part of ongoing maintenance of trees size. TPO 814 (2018) G1
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Feb 2023
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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21 Feb 2023
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 21 February 2023, 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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8 Welwyn Hall Gardens Welwyn AL6 9LF
Tree No. 2: False Acacia – Dismantle to ground level to mitigate any risk of failure - due to heavily weighted towards back building of Property No.28 Church Street, imbalanced crown favouring the side it leans towards. To replace with a fruit tree appropriate for the limited space we have. Trees No. 3 & 4: Holly x 2 – Reduce in height by 2.5m due to both intruding into No. 9 ‘s Garden and causing damage/rotting to their shed roof and to allow natural light and help growing the lawn/plants in the garden and as part of ongoing maintenance of trees size. TPO 814 (2018) G1
Granted TreesSmall domestic -
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Remove Lime tree and 2 other Maple Trees. There is a TPO on the Lime Tree however the reason for the removal of the tree is because it is decaying down the main stem. The customer also has requested that 2 self seeded Maple trees are also removed TPO 814 (2018) G1
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