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2 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2023/0801/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

Tree 1- Oak - Reduce height from 16 metres to 15 metres, reduce width from 8 metres to 7 metres to mitigate any other branches falling towards either the adjacent property or the road Tree 2- Dead Oak- Fell TPO 717 (2017)

As published by the council, reference 6/2023/0801/TPO

Application record

Reference
6/2023/0801/TPO
Type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
13 Apr 2023
Validated
13 Apr 2023
Decided
8 Jun 2023
Ward
Brookmans Park & Little Heath
Parish
Essendon
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL9 6HW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2023

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 8 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 8 June 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.

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