Planning application
8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Two Hornbeam trees in the back garden of property one to the right and one to the left are cut back every two years by 25 to 30% by tree surgeon TPO 639
As published by the council, reference 6/2024/1748/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2024/1748/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 0XD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1422/TPO Awaiting decision
8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
TPO 639 (2017) - Trim two Hornbeam Trees by 25 to 30%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2024
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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11 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 5 November 2024, 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
Within 0.3 miles
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8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
97% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
TPO 639 (2017) - Trim two Hornbeam Trees by 25 to 30%
Awaiting decision Trees -
10 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
97% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct
T1 & T2 Hornbeam reduce back to previous pruning points 25% or approximately 2.5m (TPO 639 2017)
Awaiting decision Trees -
11 Copper Beeches Welwyn AL6 0SS
T5 Hornbeam to reduce height by 3-4 meters reduce lateral branches by 1.5-2meters and thin by 15% (covered by TPO 811 (2018))
Granted Trees -
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8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE
T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the lamp column, remove the first branch from ground level over the drive and garage and remove the first branch from ground level over the neighbouring garden. To thin the remaining crown by 15%. T2 Sweet Chestnut, to reduce the crown by 20% to reshape. Reason, to remove obstruction to the highway and balance the remaining lower crown and to reduce the overall volume of the crown without reducing its size for the oak tree. To rebalance the sweet chestnut crown.
Granted Trees -
8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE
Sweet Chestnut tree: under TPO 534, marked as T2 Remove Tree as it's technically dead (assessed by Ashley Grey of Ashley Trees)
Granted Trees
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6/2026/1256/TC Granted
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6/2026/0953/TPO Granted
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T1-T10 Hornbeam to repollard back to previous pollard points roughly 3m cut back to main trunk. T11-T15 Hornbeam to cut back by 1.5m boundary of all branches overhanging rear boundary.