The Limes 51 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HS

1. 2 Apr 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 14 May 2026

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 14 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.

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.

• Rose And Crown 22 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW

  6/2021/1949/TC Submitted 28 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Tidy up a scruffy and neglected row of trees T1 - Syc. Repollard to old cuts approx. 2mtrs off height. T2 - Syc. Crown lift to 5m T3 & T4 - Syc. Small saplings - remove. T5 - Syc. Remove stem in front of T5 and crown lift to 5m. T6 - Syc. Sever ivy c/lift to 5m T7 - Syc. C/lift to 5m T8 & T9 - Syc. C/lift to 5m. Reduce by no more than 3m height and spread T10 - Cherry. C/lift to 4m. T11, T12, T13 - Scruffy Holly. Remove T14 - Cherry. Poor form. Remove to reveal nice mature lime tree behind it. T15 - Syc. C/lift to 5m and reduce height by no more than 3m T16 - Elm. Reduce height by 4m and lateral branches by no more than 3m T17, T18, T19 - Syc. Crown lift to 5m and sever ivy.

  Granted Trees

• The Vines 51A High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HS

  6/2022/2711/LAWP Submitted 30 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of 7.9 kWp solar PV system on the roof of barn and a 2.69 kWp solar PV system on the roof of the main house

  Granted Lawful development

• 2 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW

  6/2023/0801/TPO Submitted 13 Apr 2023 150 yards away

  Tree 1- Oak - Reduce height from 16 metres to 15 metres, reduce width from 8 metres to 7 metres to mitigate any other branches falling towards either the adjacent property or the road Tree 2- Dead Oak- Fell TPO 717 (2017)

  Granted Trees

• Essendon Lodge School Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HD

  6/2026/0536/COND Submitted 24 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Arboricultural Impact Statement and Arboricultural Method Statement) on planning permission 6/2025/1790/HOUSE

  Granted Conditions
  Major scheme

• Essendon Lodge School Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HD

  6/2021/1495/TC Submitted 11 May 2021 200 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) - remove Flowering cherry (T2) - cut 4 branches (2 cut back 100%, and 2 by approx. 20% and 50% respectively)

  Granted Trees

• Essendon House Church Street Hatfield AL9 6AR

  6/2024/1372/TPO Submitted 17 Jul 2024 300 yards away

  TPO 602 (2017) T11 lime tree due to its bad condition

  Granted Trees

• 6/2026/1523/EMT Granted

  5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG

  4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1514/TPO Granted

  6A Wendover Drive Welwyn AL6 9LT

  T1 1 x Beech to remove in sections to ground level - Tree is almost dead and in poor condition T2 1 x Beech to reduce to clear property by 1.5m - Branches rubbing on property

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2026/1300/EMT Granted

  1 Perrywood Walden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PZ

  G1 - 2 x Beech and 3 x Hornbeams all hanging low over the footpath and road. Crown lift to 4m. T2 - Hornbeam growing very close to the building and low over the drive. To reduce back on building side by 1.5m and crown lift over the road to 4m.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees