Planning application
Chine House Wild Hill Hatfield AL9 6EB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ground works and associated root pruning/ severance of T3 (Oak) and other trees not advised to be the subject of a TPO to facilitate installation of a root barrier 66m in length and 4m in depth TPO 580 (2016)
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1538/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1538/TPO
- Type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Brookmans Park & Little Heath
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL9 6EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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 500 metres
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Chine House Wild Hill Hertfordshire AL9 6EB
T1 Oak - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs due to subsidence. TPO Ref: TPO 580 (2016)
Granted Trees -
Land Adjacent to Chine House AL9 6EB
T2 Oak - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs due to subsidence. TPO Ref: TPO 580 (2016) Please read this as part of a dual submission alongside application to fell and treat T1 Oak at Chine House, Wild Hill, Hatfield, AL9 6EB
Granted Trees -
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Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormerSmall domestic
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6/2026/0953/TPO Granted
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