Planning application
26 Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce 1 x pear tree by 30% to suitable lateral growth points
As published by the council, reference 6/2024/2126/EMT
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2024/2126/EMT
- Type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Handside
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 6RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2024/2032/TC Granted
26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
T1: Pear tree to be reduced by 25-30%. T2: Hornbeam to have lateral growth over the garden side shortened back to the boundary where possible to suitable growth points. Crown radius of the tree will remain 2-3m.
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6/2019/2565/TC Granted
26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
Reduce 1x Fastigiate Pyrus tree (P1) by 30%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2024
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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14 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 16 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.
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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26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
T1: Pear tree to be reduced by 25-30%. T2: Hornbeam to have lateral growth over the garden side shortened back to the boundary where possible to suitable growth points. Crown radius of the tree will remain 2-3m.
Granted Trees -
26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
Reduce 1x Fastigiate Pyrus tree (P1) by 30%
Granted Trees -
24 Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RA
Replacement and extension of garage door
Granted Extension -
28 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
Reduce 1 x Ash by 30% to suitable growth points. Reduce 1 x Hornbeam by 30% to suitable growth points.
Granted Trees -
28 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA
REAR GARDEN T1 (Ash tree) and T2 (Hornbeam) are to be reduced by approx. 25-30% to suitable growth points. Both trees are large for their locations in a domestic garden and a reduction of approx. 25-30% to suitable growth points will help to control the size of the trees for their location and will allow more light into surrounding gardens
Granted Trees -
5 Homerfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QZ
Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace an existing conservatory
Granted ExtensionSmall domestic
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6/2026/1523/EMT Granted
5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG
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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
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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.
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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
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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