28 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 6/2024/2130/TC Granted

  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

  Decided 6 Jan 2025 Trees

1. 7 Nov 2024

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 22 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 6 January 2025, 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.

• 28 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA

  6/2024/2130/TC Submitted 5 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  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

• 26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA

  6/2019/2565/TC Submitted 14 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Reduce 1x Fastigiate Pyrus tree (P1) by 30%

  Granted Trees

• 26 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA

  6/2024/2032/TC Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  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

  6/2024/2126/EMT Submitted 5 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  Reduce 1 x pear tree by 30% to suitable lateral growth points

  Granted Trees

• 5 Homerfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QZ

  6/2024/1185/EM Submitted 25 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace an existing conservatory

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 34 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA

  6/2021/2333/TC Submitted 6 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 30% T2 - Hawthorn - Crown reduce by 30%

  Granted Trees

• 6/2026/1595/TPO Granted

  42 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AH

  T17 Pine and T74 Scots Pine are both dead and now dangerous (due to leaning). Covered by TPO 817 (2018)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1313/EMT Granted

  85 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH

  T1 - 1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approx 1.5m height, reduce width over roadway by approx 2.5m and 2m on remaining width Rear T2 - 1 x Beech to reduce lateral growth back from the property by approx 1.5m T3 - 1 x Bay to reduce height by approx 1.5m, trim remaining hard round leaving a more rounded finish

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1401/TC Granted

  49 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BU

  T1 robinia - crown reduction by 2m to reduce risk of failure as limbs are very heavy. T2 ash - crown lift to 4m. T3 oak - crwon lift to 4m and reduce lateral growth by up to 2m back from the road to the kerb line.

  Received 7 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1305/TPO Withdrawn

  20 Mardley Avenue Welwyn AL6 0UD

  Up to a 2m reduction to Cherry tree, to maintain its healthy station and prevent over extension, from growing too large. Fell, process and remove Yew tree as resident has concerns that if it was to uproot or fail it would hit the house due to its location (covered by TPO 24 A3)

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1187/TC Granted

  85 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SL

  Ground works and associated root pruning/ severance of T1 oak to facilitate installation of a root barrier 15m in length and 3.5m in depth.

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Trees