Planning application
44 Mill Lane Welwyn AL6 9ET
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Hawthorn - Cut back over the river hard to viable growth points 2. Purple Plum - Cut back over the river hard to viable growth points 3. Contorted Willow - Reduce to previous points. This will amount to up to 1.5m of growth 4. Apple - Reduce to previous points. This will amount to up to 1m of growth 5. Spruce - Fell to ground level. 6. Alder - Crown lift to 2 metres on garden side (secondary growth only) 7 - Mulberry - Reduce in height by approximately 2m to viable growth points. Cut back hard over the driveway and shape in with the remaining crown 8 - Ash - Cut back over the river hard to viable growth points
As published by the council, reference 6/2024/1864/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2024/1864/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 27 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 9ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/0773/TC Granted
44 Mill Lane Welwyn AL6 9ET
TG1 Sycamore, Prunus and Hazel - Coppice/pollard the Sycamore and Hazel to the height of the Laurel hedge and bring the height of the dead/Ivy-clad parts of the Prunus down to match on the waterside. Prune the remaining parts of the Prunus leaning back into the garden of 44 to shape and balance the crown. T1 Ash - Remove the lowest limb going over the water at the back into the phone wires. To do so, we will also need to remove the 2 lowest limbs at the front to set up a lowering line.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Sep 2024
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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30 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Nov 2024
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 12 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.
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