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HMWT Gobions Wood Nature Reserve Off Mymms Drive Potters Bar AL9 7AF

Awaiting decision Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/1616/TPO WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Mature Ash tag 895 with multiple cavities and evidence of long term Inonotus hispidus decay with multiple fruiting bodies on stem and around the tree on the ground Heavily declining Hawthorn tag 487, adjacent to and leaning over carpark, fell to fence height, all arisings removed Mature multi-stemmed Ash tag 35 tree has multiple inclusions with decay and leans over carpark, fell to fence height, all arisings removed

As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1616/TPO

Application record

Reference
6/2026/1616/TPO
Type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Status
Under Consideration
Received
17 Sep 2026
Validated
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Brookmans Park & Little Heath
Parish
North Mymms
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL9 7AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2026

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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.

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