Planning application
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Remove oak tree (smaller of two) in the rear garden.
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0459/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0459/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Objection
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sherrards
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 7LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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6/2026/0476/EMT Refused
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Remove oak tree
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6/2021/2395/EMT Granted
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Fell 1 x Sycamore tree (TH)
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6/2021/2380/TC Granted
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Sycamore - remove
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this refusal means
Welwyn Hatfield refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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6/2026/1523/EMT Granted
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6/2026/1514/TPO Granted
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6/2026/1300/EMT Granted
1 Perrywood Walden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PZ
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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