Applecroft Primary School Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

1. 6 Apr 2023

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 23 May 2023

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 23 May 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.

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• 33 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

  6/2024/1846/EMT Submitted 25 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  1: The large 42-foot-tall (approx.) Common Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) tree growing next to and over the front drive to undergo a crown reduction by 30% (12.6 feet / 3.8 meters) along with a cut back of the limbs from over the drive to allow more light onto the garden and drive below. An Ivy ring will be cut from around the trunk. The limbs on the neighbours' side to be cut back towards the boundary, to leave the tree balanced 2: The 40-foot-tall (approx.) Field Maple (Acer Campestre) tree growing over the front drive to undergo a crown reduction by 30% (12 feet / 3.6 meters) along with a cut back of the limbs from over the front drive. An Ivy ring will be cut from around the trunk. 3: Option: The younger 22-feet-tall (approx.) Common Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) tree growing nearer the front of the drive to be safely and systematically dismantled down to a low sump to allow more room for the Maple tree growing next to it.

  Granted Trees

• 33 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

  6/2024/1827/TC Submitted 23 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  T1: The large 42-foot-tall (approx.) Common Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) tree growing next to and over the front drive to undergo a crown reduction by 30% (12.6 feet / 3.8 meters) along with a cut back of the limbs from over the drive to allow more light onto the garden and drive below. An Ivy ring will be cut from around the trunk. The limbs on the neighbours' side to be cut back towards the boundary, to leave the tree balanced. T2: The 40-foot-tall (approx.) Field Maple (Acer Campestre) tree growing over the front drive to undergo a crown reduction by 30% (12 feet / 3.6 meters) along with a cut back of the limbs from over the front drive. An Ivy ring will be cut from around the trunk. T3: Option: The younger 22-feet-tall (approx.) Common Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) tree growing nearer the front of the drive to be safely and systematically dismantled down to a low sump to allow more room for the Maple tree growing next to it.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 15 The Old Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TB

  6/2019/2829/EM Submitted 8 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  4 x Ash to reduce by around 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Hazel to reduce by 3m height. 1 x Sycamore to reduce by around 3m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Portugal Laurel to reduce by 2.5m height & trim side. 3 x Ash to reduce by 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Cherry to reduce by 2m height & width 2 x Apple to reduce by 1m.

  Granted

• 15 The Old Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TB

  6/2019/2834/TC Submitted 8 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  4 x Ash to reduce by around 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Hazel to reduce by 3m height. 1 x Sycamore to reduce by around 3m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Portugal Laurel to reduce by 2.5m height & trim side. 3 x Ash to reduce by 4m height & 1.5m width. 1 x Cherry to reduce by 2m height & width 2 x Apples to reduce by 1m.

  Granted Trees

• Applecroft Primary School 14 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

  6/2021/1686/TC Submitted 26 May 2021 100 yards away

  Whitebeam - Lift, thin by 25% and cut back from school Maple - remove dead wood Maple - lift to 3m and dead wood Crack Willow group - lift to 3m and dead wood Silver Birch x 7 - lift crowns to 2m Rowan - lift crowns to 2m Maple x 3 - lift to 3m and cut back from building Honey Locust - lift and cut back from building

  Granted Trees

• 7 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  6/2026/1326/HOUSE Submitted 29 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Installation of two air conditioning units, one to each side elevation.

  Granted Householder
  Domestic

• 6/2026/1287/LAWE Refused

  Woodhurst Farm, Stables Cattlegate Road Northaw Potters Bar EN2 8AU

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of a former agricultural building (Barn) as a self- contained single residential dwelling house (Use Class C3) following its conversion and continuous occupation for a period in excess of 10 years prior to the date of this application

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1306/LAWP Granted

  184 Unit 4 St Albans Road West Hatfield AL10 0TF

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use of the front office portion of Unit 4 to a daycare/crèche facility, to include an internal mezzanine, within Use Class E.

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1328/LAWP Granted

  41 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear facing dormer and single storey side extension, plus insertion of rooflight to front elevation

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1288/LAWE Granted

  1 The Limberlost Welwyn AL6 9TS

  Certificate of existing lawfulness for a single storey extension

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1297/LAWE Granted

  White Lodge Farm The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ

  Certificate of lawfulness in relation to existing gate and fencing

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development