Planning application
43 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 658 - Fell dead pine tree and dying Silver birch tree
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1416/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1416/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Welwyn East
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 0AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 13 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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