Planning application
6 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Hawthorn to reduce height to leave around 4-5m above ground level. To retain balance and minimise overhang to neighbours garden
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1468/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1468/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Handside
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 6HJ
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Welwyn Hatfield through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1465/EMT Awaiting decision
6 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
1 x Hawthorn to reduce height to leave around 4-5m above ground level. To retain balance and minimise overhang to neighbours garden
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6/2024/2110/EM Granted
6 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
Construct a largely timber Garden Room in the rear garden
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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 46 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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6 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
97% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
1 x Hawthorn to reduce height to leave around 4-5m above ground level. To retain balance and minimise overhang to neighbours garden
Awaiting decision Trees -
6 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
Construct a largely timber Garden Room in the rear garden
Granted -
7 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
1 x Ash to fell. Reduce 1 x Maple by 3m in height and 2.5m in width.
Granted Trees -
7 Parkway Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
1 x Ash to fell. Reduce 1 x Maple by 3m in height and 2.5m in width.
Granted Trees -
11 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
New windows and a new front door and a new ground floor french door.
Granted Windows or glazing -
76 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HH
Reduce 1x Cherry tree by 1.5m height & 2.5m width
Granted Trees
Other tree works applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/1595/TPO Granted
42 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AH
T17 Pine and T74 Scots Pine are both dead and now dangerous (due to leaning). Covered by TPO 817 (2018)
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6/2026/1313/EMT Granted
85 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH
T1 - 1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approx 1.5m height, reduce width over roadway by approx 2.5m and 2m on remaining width Rear T2 - 1 x Beech to reduce lateral growth back from the property by approx 1.5m T3 - 1 x Bay to reduce height by approx 1.5m, trim remaining hard round leaving a more rounded finish
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6/2026/1401/TC Granted
49 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BU
T1 robinia - crown reduction by 2m to reduce risk of failure as limbs are very heavy. T2 ash - crown lift to 4m. T3 oak - crwon lift to 4m and reduce lateral growth by up to 2m back from the road to the kerb line.
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6/2026/1305/TPO Withdrawn
20 Mardley Avenue Welwyn AL6 0UD
Up to a 2m reduction to Cherry tree, to maintain its healthy station and prevent over extension, from growing too large. Fell, process and remove Yew tree as resident has concerns that if it was to uproot or fail it would hit the house due to its location (covered by TPO 24 A3)
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6/2026/1187/TC Granted
85 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SL
Ground works and associated root pruning/ severance of T1 oak to facilitate installation of a root barrier 15m in length and 3.5m in depth.