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Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD

Awaiting decision Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/1294/TC TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA

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.

  • 6/2026/0913/TC Granted

    Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD

    1 x Sycamore tree to fell (sooty bark & decline).

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 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

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 18 Sep 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 9 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 28 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 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. 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.

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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 6/2026/1497/TC Granted

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    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