Planning application
6/2026/0973/EMT
13 Handside Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR
Proposal
1 x Whitebeam to reduce by approximately 1.5m height and 1.2m width.
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0973/EMT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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6/2026/0969/TC Granted
13 Handside Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR
1 x Whitebeam to reduce by approximately 1.5m height and 1.2m width.
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6/2025/2590/HOUSE Awaiting decision
7 Youngs Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RT
Conversion of existing garage and passageway into habitable space and raising of roof with replacement of garage doors
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6/2026/1143/EMT Awaiting decision
6 Youngs Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RU
G1 - Laurel and Holly - Trim sides and top to previous, 15% Approx. T2 Chestnut - Reduce and shape crown by 20%. T3 Chestnut - Reduce and shape crown by 20%. T4 Sycamore - Reduce crown 1 metres below previous points.
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6/2023/0138/HOUSE Withdrawn
110 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6RS
Erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, front porch and internal alterations
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6/2026/0863/HOUSE Awaiting decision
110 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RS
Erection of a first-floor side extension
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6/2021/2059/EMT Withdrawn
19 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RX
Fell 1 x Sycamore tree
Other trees applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/1285/TPO Awaiting decision
24 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EJ
Type of Tree : Multi-Stemed Hornbeam Number on Sketch Plan - G1 Reduction of tree size by circa 20% -25% Reason for request : Maintenance Location - within boundary of 24 Hill Rise - facing HILL RISE (covered by TPO 513 (2016))
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6/2026/1280/TC Awaiting decision
110 Woodside House Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UL
T1- muti-stemmed Oak tree to lift by 4 metres and cut back by 2-3 metres for light and maintenance. T2-a row of 7 Beech trees to lift to 4 metres and cut back by 2-3 metres for light and maintenance as they are overgrowing the building.
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6/2026/1271/TPO Awaiting decision
33 Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RN
TPO 673 Removal of dead hornbeam tree
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6/2026/1277/TC Awaiting decision
36 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ
Reduce 1 x Lime Tree by removing up to 3m of regrowth
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6/2026/0924/TC Granted
11 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
1 x Oak to reduce back to previous pruning points (approx 1.5m in height and width). Lawson Cypress (under Oak) to reduce by 3m in height. Trim sides hard while maintaining green. 1 x Eucalyptus to reduce by approximately 2m height. 1 x Willow to reduce by approximately 2m in height and 1.5m in width. 1 x Lawson Cypress to fell.