4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 6 approved, 0 refused.

• 6/2026/1366/TC Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to Ligustrum Japonicum tree; shown in pink hatch on plan Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

  Decided 21 Sep 2026 Trees
• 6/2023/0221/EMT Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

  Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees
• 6/2023/0215/TC Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

  Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees
• 6/2021/2177/TC Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Reduction of 8m high beech tree growing in hedge to 2m, so that it is at hedge height.

  Decided 27 Aug 2021 Trees
• 6/2021/2186/EMT Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Reduction of beech tree from 8m to 2m hedge height

  Decided 10 Sep 2021 Trees
• 6/2021/1861/COND Granted

  4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (sample materials) on planning permission 6/2021/0646/HOUSE.

  Decided 21 Jul 2021 Conditions

1. 3 Aug 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 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.

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.

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2021/1861/COND Submitted 16 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (sample materials) on planning permission 6/2021/0646/HOUSE.

  Granted Conditions
  Major scheme

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2021/2177/TC Submitted 19 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Reduction of 8m high beech tree growing in hedge to 2m, so that it is at hedge height.

  Granted Trees

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2021/2186/EMT Submitted 19 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Reduction of beech tree from 8m to 2m hedge height

  Granted Trees

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2023/0221/EMT Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

  Granted Trees

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2026/1366/TC Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Reduction of dead branches to Pear tree, reduction in size and shaping to Magnolia tree and small reduction in size to Ligustrum Japonicum tree; shown in pink hatch on plan Ligustrum Japonicum tree – reduction 10% Magnolia tree – reduction 25% Pear tree – reduction 20%

  Granted Trees

• 4 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

  6/2023/0215/TC Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Crown reduction of Beech tree by 25%

  Granted Trees

• 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