Planning application
57 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree to rear of 57 Hill Rise indicated on the attached plans requires crown reduction. This is required in order to comply with arboriculturists recommendation that a crown height of 8.5 metres and spread of 13 metres be maintained in order to keep the tree healthy and to avoid subsidence risk to the property, the crown reduction work to be carried out every 3 years. TPO 903(2018)
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1055/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1055/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 4RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
17 Jun 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
-
24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 6 August 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 0.3 miles
-
29 Hanyards Lane Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AT
Erection of part two storey rear and side, part first floor front, rear and side, part single storey front and lower ground rear extensions with roof terrace, incorporating new roof structure with raised ridge height and associated alterations
Granted Householder Extension RoofingSmall domestic -
60 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RG
Erection of single storey rear infill extension, garage conversion and alterations to fenestration
Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazingSmall domestic -
24 Hanyards Lane Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AT
Erection of double storey side, rear and front extension and loft conversion with the installation of 2 x front and rear dormers
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormerDomestic -
47 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RX
T1 - Oak – height 16m / spread 14m Notes of Condition of tree: Previously been pruned hard and has re-grown 3-4m of thus healthy. Requested woks: Reduce crown over all by 1m. Reduce height from 16m to 15m and width from 14m to 13m. Reasons for woks: Due to size and light issue within small garden.
Granted Trees -
7 Warwick Avenue Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RU
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion and alterations to the existing fenestration and insertion of rooflights within the rear roofslope
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing -
45 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EH
Submission of details pursuant of Condition 1 (Arboricultural Method Statement/Tree Protection Strategy), 2 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)), 3 (Crown Roof), 4 (Hard/Soft Landscape Plans), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancements On-Site), 6 (Energy Statement), 7 (Refuse/Recycling), 8 (EV Charging) and the Biodiversity Gain Plan on planning permission 6/2024/1608/FULL
Granted Conditions Trees
Other tree works applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
-
6/2026/1523/EMT Granted
5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG
4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting
-
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
-
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.
-
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
-
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