Newlands Old Hertford Road AL9 5EX

1. 10 Oct 2024

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 5 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 5 December 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.

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.

• Red Lion Hotel 88 Great North Road Hatfield AL9 5EU

  6/2026/0283/FULL Submitted 19 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of aluminium gazebo to existing outdoor seating area

  Granted Full applications

• 1 Burleigh Mead Hatfield AL9 5ED

  6/2021/2018/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Cedar - trim by 15%

  Granted Trees

• Park Meadow Hatfield AL9 5HE

  6/2026/0813/TPO Submitted 11 May 2026 150 yards away

  T34 Pinus sylvestris, fell and grind out T35 Acer negundo remove dead branches T59 Fraxinus excelsior, remove dead branches T66 & T67 Fraxinus excelsior, cut back by about 1.5-2m from branch tips and dead wood removal T68 Styphnolobium japonicum, remove dead branches T69 Styphnolobium japonicum, remove dead wood and crossing branches and selectively repollard larger branches that could tear out T71 Acer campestre, lift over street light to provide 0.5-1m vertical & horizontal clearance T103 Fraxinus excelsior, Lift if feasible to achieve aim and / or cut back by up to 1.5m from tips the two horizontal branches T118 Malus sylvestris, lift over the adjacent parking space to give 2.4m vertical clearance T120 Gleditsia japonica, selectively reduce the crown to provide 1.5m clearance from the house T122 Aesculus x carnea, reduce the crown by 1.5m to 2m T127a Betula pendula, cut back from the house to provide 1.5m clearance T134 Acer capadocium, Reduce the crown to its last reduction points, remove dead wood, or to just below if decay is present or by 2m from branch tips T135 Acer capadocium, Reduce the crown to its last reduction points, remove dead wood, or to just below if decay is present or by 2m from branch tips T136 Acer capadocium, Reduce the crown to its last reduction points, remove dead wood, or to just below if decay is present or by 2m from branch tips

  Granted Trees

• 37 Cecil Crescent Hatfield AL10 0HG

  6/2026/1092/LAWP Submitted 24 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for loft conversion

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer

• Land Adjacent to 2 The Cottages Bullstag Green Hatfield AL9 5DF

  6/2021/2332/FULL Submitted 6 Aug 2021 350 yards away

  Resubmission of previously approved scheme for the erection of a new 2 bedroom dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 1 doc
  Domestic

• 40 Cecil Crescent Hatfield AL10 0HG

  6/2026/1202/HOUSE Submitted 10 Jul 2026 350 yards away

  Erection of single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 6/2026/1523/EMT Granted

  5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG

  4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1514/TPO Granted

  6A Wendover Drive Welwyn AL6 9LT

  T1 1 x Beech to remove in sections to ground level - Tree is almost dead and in poor condition T2 1 x Beech to reduce to clear property by 1.5m - Branches rubbing on property

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1300/EMT Granted

  1 Perrywood Walden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PZ

  G1 - 2 x Beech and 3 x Hornbeams all hanging low over the footpath and road. Crown lift to 4m. T2 - Hornbeam growing very close to the building and low over the drive. To reduce back on building side by 1.5m and crown lift over the road to 4m.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1495/EMT Granted

  2 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DF

  1 x Holly to reduce height by approx 3m height 1 x Lawson Cypress to reduce by approx 2.5m in height 1 x Plum to reduce height by approx 3m 1 x Apple to reduce lateral branches by approx 2m to reduce lateral branches over lawn 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approx 2m

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1497/TC Granted

  2 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DF

  1 x Holly to reduce height by approximately 3m height 1 x Lawson cypress to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height. 1 x Plum to reduce height by approximately 3m Above 3 are domination side of the garden, they are thick dense and evergreen. Reducing to allow more light into garden and control the size 1 x Apple to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approximately 2m to reduce lateral branches over lawn to maintain size of tree & provide more space and light to lawn area 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by approximately 2m to reduce lateral branches as now crossing half the garden and blocking light

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees