23 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 6/2026/0670/TC Granted

  23 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  Field maple to crown lift to 3m and to reduce the tree by 30%.

  Decided 7 Jul 2026 Trees

1. 15 Jul 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 22 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Welwyn Hatfield took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Welwyn Hatfield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Welwyn Hatfield decided tree works applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 23 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  6/2026/0670/TC Submitted 15 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Field maple to crown lift to 3m and to reduce the tree by 30%.

  Granted Trees

• 17 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  6/2026/0955/EM Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Replacement of existing box hedge (in poor condition due to disease) with a low Lonicera Nitida hedge in the same position and scale, maintaining the existing formal appearance and height

  Granted

• 29 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

  6/2021/2148/TC Submitted 15 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Purple Plum tree to reduce crown, height and width by 1m

  Granted Trees

• 20 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LE

  6/2026/0676/EMT Submitted 16 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Silver birch to crown reduce by 20% (roughly 2 meters).

  Granted Trees

• 28 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LE

  6/2023/0364/EM Submitted 16 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Erection of a part single part double storey rear extension following the demolition of conservatory with erection of a single storey side extension to replace existing

  Granted Extension Demolition
  Small domestic

• 28 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LE

  6/2023/0348/HOUSE Submitted 14 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Erection of a part single part double storey rear extension following the demolition of conservatory with erection of a single storey side extension to replace existing

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition
  Small domestic

• 6/2026/1523/EMT Granted

  5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG

  4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees