Planning application
6/2026/0476/EMT
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Proposal
Remove oak tree
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0476/EMT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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6/2026/0459/TC Decided
39 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
Remove oak tree (smaller of two) in the rear garden.
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6/2024/1615/TC Granted
53 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
1 x Silver birch tree to remove.
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6/2024/1614/EMT Granted
53 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ
1 x Silver birch tree to remove.
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6/2024/1850/VAR Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Variation of condition 2 (details of replacement doors) on application ref: 6/2024/0468/LB
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6/2026/0913/TC Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
1 x Sycamore tree to fell (sooty bark & decline).
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6/2021/1749/EMT Granted
3 Ashley Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LH
Fell 1 x Norway Maple Remove low limb over driveway on 1 x Oak tree
Other trees applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/1285/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EJ
Type of Tree : Multi-Stemed Hornbeam Number on Sketch Plan - G1 Reduction of tree size by circa 20% -25% Reason for request : Maintenance Location - within boundary of 24 Hill Rise - facing HILL RISE (covered by TPO 513 (2016))
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6/2026/1280/TC Awaiting decision
110 Woodside House Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UL
T1- muti-stemmed Oak tree to lift by 4 metres and cut back by 2-3 metres for light and maintenance. T2-a row of 7 Beech trees to lift to 4 metres and cut back by 2-3 metres for light and maintenance as they are overgrowing the building.
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6/2026/1271/TPO Awaiting decision
33 Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RN
TPO 673 Removal of dead hornbeam tree
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6/2026/1277/TC Awaiting decision
36 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ
Reduce 1 x Lime Tree by removing up to 3m of regrowth
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6/2026/0924/TC Granted
11 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
1 x Oak to reduce back to previous pruning points (approx 1.5m in height and width). Lawson Cypress (under Oak) to reduce by 3m in height. Trim sides hard while maintaining green. 1 x Eucalyptus to reduce by approximately 2m height. 1 x Willow to reduce by approximately 2m in height and 1.5m in width. 1 x Lawson Cypress to fell.