18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS

1. 7 Jul 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 9 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

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.

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.

• 8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

  6/2022/2766/TPO Submitted 6 Dec 2022 30m 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

• 8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

  6/2026/0780/TPO Submitted 5 May 2026 30m away

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

  Granted Trees

• 6 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

  6/2023/0395/TPO Submitted 20 Feb 2023 42m 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

• 8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD

  6/2026/1422/TPO Submitted 12 Aug 2026 114m 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 114m 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 122m 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

• 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