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Land at Digwell Lakes, A1000 Bessemer Road or Digswell Park Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL6 0ST

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2024/2389/TPO WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

5 DAY NOTICE - All trees covered by TPO 877 (2023) W1. T1. Beech to fell (hollow at base, cavities and significant decay progression) T2. Beach to fell (dead) T3. Beech to fell/monolith (decay) T4. Beech to remove remaining crown and reduce stem by a further 2/3m (previously failed).

As published by the council, reference 6/2024/2389/TPO

Application record

Reference
6/2024/2389/TPO
Type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
13 Dec 2024
Validated
13 Dec 2024
Decided
16 Dec 2024
Ward
Welwyn East
Parish
Welwyn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL6 0ST

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Dec 2024

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 25 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.

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