Planning application
Quartermans Cottage Digswell Lane Welwyn AL6 0SP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
50ft Ash tree to reduce the crown by 30%
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0539/EMT
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0539/EMT
- Type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Welwyn East
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 0SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
24 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
-
31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
26 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
-
9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 26 May 2026, 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 500 metres
-
1 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR
Proposed removal of redundant boiler chimney at rear of property
Granted -
2 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR
Remove the overgrown leylandi conifers and replant with tall Holme oak and large native specimen deciduous trees to retain the privacy screen of trees
Granted Trees -
3 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR
1 x Apple to reduce growth back to previous pruning points, approximately 1.2m in both height and width. To maintain size and current pruning maintenance cycle 2 x Norway maple to reduce growth back to previous pruning points, approximately 2m in both height and width. To maintain size and current pruning maintenance cycle
Granted Trees -
Plas-Y-Coed Digswell Lane Welwyn AL6 0SN
Variation of condition 3 (Materials) on planning permission 6/2014/1376/FP
Withdrawn Amendments -
Maran Cottage 56A Hertford Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0BX
Certificate of lawfulness to reinstate the parquet floor finish in a single type of hardwood timber flooring.
Granted Lawful development -
41 Rosedale Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DW
Reduce 1 x Cherry Plum by 1.5m height and width and 1 x Wild Plum to fell to ground level
Granted Trees
Other tree works applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
-
6/2026/1095/TPO Granted
31 Parkside Welwyn AL6 9DQ
T1 Goat Willow Pollard back to previous trimming points which is approx 3-4m off T2 Cedar Crown reduction by 2-3m approx back to previous pruning points
-
6/2026/1531/TPO Awaiting decision
37 The Ridgeway Cuffley EN6 4BB
T1 English Oak (Quercus robur) ref T316 fell to ground level
-
6/2026/1260/EMT Granted
77 The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RZ
Fell 1 dead Beech tree in rear garden.
-
6/2026/1271/TPO Granted
33 Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RN
Removal of dead hornbeam tree. (covered by TPO 673 (2017))
-
6/2026/0899/EMT Granted
10 The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RP
4 x conifer reduce to 6ft (1.8m) height. 3 x self set ash, fell & poison. 2 x self set sycamore, fell & poison