Planning application
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T28 Deadwood - Crown Clean Oak; T30 Crown Reduce back to previous- Remove Deadwood Oak; T34 Die Back - Fell and Grind Elm; T36 Pollard at 6m Sycamore; T41 Dead tree - Fell and Grind Goat Willow; T59 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T64 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T65 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T69 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T73 Major Deadwood - reduce by 4-5m Oak; T79 Crown reduction 20% - Deadwood Oak; T80 Crown reduce by 2-3m - Deadwood Oak; T103 Fell to ground level Birch; T104 Fell to ground level Cherry; T113 Decay main Stem - Monolith at 2m Hornbeam; T114 Fell to ground level Hornbeam; T122 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T124 Remove basel Holly; T127 Pollard at 4m Willow; T129 Deadwood - Crown Clean Beech; T133 Fell to ground level Whitebeam; T134 Hallow tones around FFB - Fell & Grind Whitebeam; T136 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T137 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T138 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T139 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T141 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T142 Arial inspection Lime; and T143 Re pollard back to previous Ash.
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1294/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1294/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sherrards
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 7SD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/0913/TC Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
1 x Sycamore tree to fell (sooty bark & decline).
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6/2024/1850/VAR Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Variation of condition 2 (details of replacement doors) on application ref: 6/2024/0468/LB
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6/2024/0468/LB Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Installation of replacement windows, doors and glazed screens to the external elevation and entrance lobby
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6/2022/1729/COND Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (internal plaster removal) and condition 2 (existing and proposed surface finish) on listed building consent 6/2021/2497/LB
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6/2021/1284/TC Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree by 3m, re-pollard 1 x Weeping Willow tree, reduce 1 x Silver Birch tree by 2m, reduce 12 x Hornbeam trees by 3m, fell 1 x Oak tree, reduce 1 x Oak tree by 3m, raise crown of 2 x Conifer by 2.5m covered by conservation area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
1 x Sycamore tree to fell (sooty bark & decline).
Granted Trees -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree by 3m, re-pollard 1 x Weeping Willow tree, reduce 1 x Silver Birch tree by 2m, reduce 12 x Hornbeam trees by 3m, fell 1 x Oak tree, reduce 1 x Oak tree by 3m, raise crown of 2 x Conifer by 2.5m covered by conservation area
Granted Trees 1 doc -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Installation of replacement windows, doors and glazed screens to the external elevation and entrance lobby
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 4 docs -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Variation of condition 2 (details of replacement doors) on application ref: 6/2024/0468/LB
Granted Amendments 3 docs -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (internal plaster removal) and condition 2 (existing and proposed surface finish) on listed building consent 6/2021/2497/LB
Granted Conditions -
Other tree works applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/1523/EMT Granted
5 Hitherway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RG
4 x Whitebeams to fell. No replanting
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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
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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.
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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
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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