Planning application
14 Birch Grove Welwyn AL6 0QP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0953/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0953/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 0QP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 7 September 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.
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