Planning application
30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch 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 - Silver Birch 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 6/2026/1581/EMT
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1581/EMT
- Type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Handside
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 6EY
Comment by 14 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 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1580/TC Awaiting decision
30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
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
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6/2024/2197/EM Granted
30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
Erection of a single storey rear infill conservatory
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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 47 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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30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
Erection of a single storey rear infill conservatory
Granted ExtensionSmall domestic -
30 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
98% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov
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
Awaiting decision Trees -
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
Granted Roofing -
24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY
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
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
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
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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6/2026/1165/TPO Granted
The Oaks 2 Highfields Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EL
Reduce 1 x Oak (T1) by 2-3m in height and 2-3m in width and remove deadwood and crossing branches to be removed. Reduce 1 x Hornbeam (T2) and 6 x Oak (T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8) by 1-2m and remove deadwood and crossing branches. Reduce 1 x Oak (T9) by 2-3m in height and 2-3m in width and remove deadwood and crossing branches. Covered by TPO 932 (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)