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8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/0780/TPO WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Sweet Chestnut tree: under TPO 534, marked as T2 Remove Tree as it's technically dead (assessed by Ashley Grey of Ashley Trees)

As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0780/TPO

Application record

Reference
6/2026/0780/TPO
Type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Welwyn West
Parish
Welwyn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL6 0XE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 6/2022/2766/TPO Granted

    8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

    T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the lamp column, remove the first branch from ground level over the drive and garage and remove the first branch from ground level over the neighbouring garden. To thin the remaining crown by 15%. T2 Sweet Chestnut, to reduce the crown by 20% to reshape. Reason, to remove obstruction to the highway and balance the remaining lower crown and to reduce the overall volume of the crown without reducing its size for the oak tree. To rebalance the sweet chestnut crown.

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 2 July 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

  • 8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

    6/2022/2766/TPO Submitted 6 Dec 2022 0m away

    T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the lamp column, remove the first branch from ground level over the drive and garage and remove the first branch from ground level over the neighbouring garden. To thin the remaining crown by 15%. T2 Sweet Chestnut, to reduce the crown by 20% to reshape. Reason, to remove obstruction to the highway and balance the remaining lower crown and to reduce the overall volume of the crown without reducing its size for the oak tree. To rebalance the sweet chestnut crown.

    Granted Trees
  • 6 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

    6/2023/0395/TPO Submitted 20 Feb 2023 18m away

    T1 - 1 x Hornbeam (front garden) to fell to ground level, G1 - 7 x Hornbeam (front garden) to reduce by 2m in height and 1.2m in width (to prune back to previous), T3 - 1 x Oak (rear garden) to reduce by height reduction of 2m and a lateral reduction of 2m, and T4 - 1 x Hornbeam (rear garden) to fell to ground level.

    Granted Trees
  • 18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS

    6/2026/1182/TPO Submitted 7 Jul 2026 30m away

    T1 - Sweet Chestnut tree - Fell one dead sweet Chestnut tree to ground level

    Granted Trees
  • 8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD

    6/2026/1422/TPO Submitted 12 Aug 2026 85m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    TPO 639 (2017) - Trim two Hornbeam Trees by 25 to 30%

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD

    6/2024/1748/TPO Submitted 10 Sep 2024 85m away

    Two Hornbeam trees in the back garden of property one to the right and one to the left are cut back every two years by 25 to 30% by tree surgeon TPO 639

    Granted Trees
  • 10 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD

    6/2026/1393/TPO Submitted 6 Aug 2026 95m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct

    T1 & T2 Hornbeam reduce back to previous pruning points 25% or approximately 2.5m (TPO 639 2017)

    Awaiting decision Trees

In Welwyn Hatfield

  • 6/2026/1531/TPO Withdrawn

    37 The Ridgeway Cuffley EN6 4BB

    T1 English Oak (Quercus robur) ref T316 fell to ground level

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1236/EMT Granted

    30 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ

    Reduction by 40% of Oak tree (T5) Reduction of the Holly hedge (T8) to 8 feet high

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1254/EMT Granted

    94 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HL

    1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approximately 3m height and width.

    Received 16 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1256/TC Granted

    94 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HL

    1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approx 3m height and width.

    Received 16 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/0953/TPO Granted

    14 Birch Grove Welwyn AL6 0QP

    T1-T10 Hornbeam to repollard back to previous pollard points roughly 3m cut back to main trunk. T11-T15 Hornbeam to cut back by 1.5m boundary of all branches overhanging rear boundary.

    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Trees