Planning application
24 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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))
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1285/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1285/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 4EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 September 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.
What happens while it is decided
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.
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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