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30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

Awaiting decision Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/1580/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

T1 - reduce by approximately 1.5m height and width. Remove deadwood greater than 30mm in diameter to allow a retained size, improving light to lower shrub bed T2 - reduce by approximately 1.5m height and width. Remove deadwood greater than 30mm in diameter to allow a retained size, improving light to lower shrub bed

As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1580/TC

Application record

Reference
6/2026/1580/TC
Type
TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
Status
Under Consideration
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Handside
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL8 6EY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 6/2024/2197/EM Granted

    30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    Erection of a single storey rear infill conservatory

    Decided 9 Jan 2025
  • 6/2024/1588/EM Granted

    30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    Replacement roof/ridge tiles as well as membrane and batons. Like for like replacement. Proposed tiles are Dreadnought or ACME

    Decided 1 Oct 2024

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 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

  • 30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2024/2197/EM Submitted 13 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear infill conservatory

    Granted Extension
    Small domestic

  • 30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2024/1588/EM Submitted 21 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Replacement roof/ridge tiles as well as membrane and batons. Like for like replacement. Proposed tiles are Dreadnought or ACME

    Granted Roofing

  • 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2024/2026/EMT Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    T1 1 x Cherry to remove in sections to ground level. Grind out stump to approximately 200mm below existing ground level. Too close to house and suppressing shrubbery T2 1 x Cherry to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and 1.5m in width. This is to maintain the size of the tree

    Granted Trees

  • 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2021/0985/EMT Submitted 25 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Reduce Twin Stem Silver Birch by 2m height & 1.5m width. Reduce 1x Silver Birch by 2m height and 1.5m width. Fell 1x Whitebeam. Reduce 1x Elder by 2m height. Fell 1x Hawthorn to ground level

    Granted Trees

  • 32 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2026/0821/EM Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

    Like for like replacement downstairs windows white PVC Georgian style sash windows. Replacement upstairs windows with white PVC Georgian style sash windows in keeping with other properties in the close neighbourhood.

    Granted Windows or glazing

  • 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    6/2024/2024/TC Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    1 x Cherry to remove in sections to ground level. Grind out stump to approximately 200mm below existing ground level. 1 x Cherry to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and 1.5m in width.

    Granted Trees

In Welwyn Hatfield

  • 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)

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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)

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Received 8 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Trees