19 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SE

1. 30 Mar 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 29 May 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Welwyn Hatfield is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 28 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SF

  6/2024/1675/EMT Submitted 2 Sep 2024 46m away

  Crown reduce 1 x Gleditsia tree by approx 2-3m crown thin 15% and remove any major deadwood.

  Granted Trees

• 28 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SF

  6/2024/1674/TC Submitted 2 Sep 2024 46m away

  Crown reduce 1 x Gleditsia tree by approx 2-3m and crown thin 15%.

  Granted Trees

• 9 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SE

  6/2024/1689/TC Submitted 3 Sep 2024 67m away

  T1 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 1.5m in both height and width. T2 1 x Ash (twin stem) to reduce by approximately 2m in height, 1.5m in width. T3 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 2m in height, reduce lateral growth over lawn area by 2m, remaining width by 1.5m.

  Granted Trees

• 9 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SE

  6/2024/1690/EMT Submitted 3 Sep 2024 67m away

  T1 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 1.5m in both height and width. T2 1 x Ash (twin stem) to reduce by approximately 2m in height, 1.5m in width. T3 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 2m in height, reduce lateral growth over lawn area by 2m, remaining width by 1.5m.

  Granted Trees

• 3 Guessens Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QS

  6/2021/2085/TPO Submitted 9 Jul 2021 80m away

  Fell 1 x Oak tree

  Granted Trees

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2021/1861/COND Submitted 16 Jun 2021 87m away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (sample materials) on planning permission 6/2021/0646/HOUSE.

  Granted Conditions
  Major scheme