Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Application Type TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA	Status Decided
Case Officer Mr James Hare	Case Officer Email j.hare@welhat.gov.uk
Location 30 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RA	Proposal 2 x Leyland cypress to reduce by approximately 5m in height to improve light into the garden area
Easting 523426	Northing 212918
Ward Handside	Ward Members Councillor Gemma Moore Councillor Michal Siewniak Councillor Anthony Skottowe
Parish	UPRN 100080975988
Date Received 16/10/2023	Date Valid 16/10/2023
Advert Expiry Date	Consultation Expiry Date
Site Notice Expiry Date
Agent Mrs Kate Ryan	Applicant Mr Alastair McGhee
Agent's Address 15 Great Ganett Welwyn Garden City AL7 3DA	Applicant's Address 30 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6RA

Description	Distance
Conservation Area	0.00
Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Area	0.00
Estate Management WGC	0.00

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Decision No Objection	Decision Date 27/11/2023
Issue Date 27/11/2023	Decision Level Delegated
Committee Date

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Application Form - Without Personal Information
	File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (230 kb)	Description: Applicationformredacted	Created Date: 16/10/2023
Plans
	File: bb25d3ef-8d0f-4af7-9259-c98c2c6b233e.pdf (369 kb)	Description: Location plan	Created Date: 16/10/2023
	File: NEW LETTER HEAD - sketch 30 Guessens Road.pdf (543 kb)	Description: Tree sketch	Created Date: 16/10/2023
Photographs
	File: dbo_c3b475ef-e718-4c8b-a33a-207e7844295a.jpeg (1508 kb)	Description: Tree photograph	Created Date: 16/10/2023
Decision Notice PDF
	File: Decision Notice_620232099TC.pdf (26 kb)	Description: Decision Notice	Created Date: 27/11/2023
Officer Report PDF
	File: Delegated Report_620232099TC(1).pdf (15 kb)	Description: Officer Report	Created Date: 27/11/2023

Organisation	Name	Sent
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Fiona Thomson	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Fiona Thomson	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Fiona Thomson	27/11/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Gemma Moore	27/11/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Gemma Moore	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Gemma Moore	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Michal Siewniak	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Michal Siewniak	19/10/2023
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Michal Siewniak	27/11/2023

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Application Number	Proposal	Decision
6/2024/2152/EMT	Reduce 1 x Ash by 30% to suitable growth points. Reduce 1 x Hornbeam by 30% to suitable growth points.	Granted
6/2024/2130/TC	REAR GARDEN T1 (Ash tree) and T2 (Hornbeam) are to be reduced by approx. 25-30% to suitable growth points. Both trees are large for their locations in a domestic garden and a reduction of approx. 25-30% to suitable growth points will help to control the size of the trees for their location and will allow more light into surrounding gardens	No Objection
6/2024/0772/TC	T1, Ash, reduce crown in height and width by 2.5m T2, Ash, reduce lateral limbs over neighbouring garden by 3m	No Objection
6/2024/0780/EMT	T1 - 1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and width T2 - 1 x Ash to reduce lateral branches over neighbouring garden by 3m	Granted
6/2024/0240/HOUSE	Alterations to rear facade including new doors, replacement garage door, partial conversion of garage, insertion of rooflight and new sedum roof	Granted
6/2024/0243/EM	Alterations to rear facade, replacement garage door, partial conversion of garage	Granted
6/2023/2340/EM	Replace wooden potting shed, garden shed erection of wooden greenhouse, installation of hot tub and replace and resiting of fence	Granted
6/2023/2100/TC	1 x Ash to dismantle in sections to ground level (ash dieback) 1 x Sycamore to remove limb growing towards Leyland Cypress. Reduce remaining by approximately 2m in height and width 1 x Ash to remove limb (see annotated picture) and reduce remaining by approximately 2m in height and 2m in width All of the above would improve light and reduce overhang	No Objection
6/2023/2101/EMT	T2 x Leyland cypress to reduce by approximately 5m in height (see annotated picture) to improve light into the garden area	Granted
6/2023/2102/EMT	1 x Ash to dismantle in sections to ground level (ash dieback) 1 x Sycamore to remove limb growing towards Leyland cypress. Reduce remaining by approximately 2m in height and width 1 x Ash to remove limb (see annotated picture) and reduce remaining by approximately 2m in height and 2m in width All of the above would improve light and reduce overhang	Granted
6/2016/2679/TPO	Fell Thorn tree, Thin Ash tree by 15% and remove deadwood and thin Hornbeam by 15% and lift by 3 metres - Conservation Area	Granted
6/2016/2681/EM	Fell Thorn tree, Thin Ash tree by 15% and remove deadwood and thin Hornbeam by 15% and lift by 3 metres	Granted
6/2015/1975/EM	Removal of Dead Chestnut tree	Withdrawn
W6/2014/0722/TE	Remove dead and rotten branches from Cockspur Thorn tree and reduce by 12ft	Granted
N6/2011/0312/TE	20% crown thinning and removal of dead branches from Ash (T1) and 20% crown thinning of Hornbeam (T2)	Granted
N6/2009/0134/TE	CROWN REDUCTION OF 25% OF CHESTNUT TREE IN REAR GARDEN	Granted
W6/2007/0115/EM	ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION	Granted
W6/2000/0933/EM	EXTEND EXISTING DRIVEWAY	Granted
N6/1998/0748/FP	Erection of a single storey rear extension to link existing residential annex to house	Granted
W6/1998/5327/EM	Erection of a single storey extension to link existing residential annex to house	Granted
N6/1995/0195/CA	Reduction of chimney stack	Granted
W6/1995/5103/EM	Reduction of chimney stack	Granted
W6/1990/5338/EM	New windows to front and rear, raising of existing garage roof & removal of chimney stack	Granted
C6/1986/0363/FP	Erect 28 elderly flats in 2 & 3 storey blocks & wardens accom., convert staff accom. to 12 elderly flats, access rd. & parking after dem. of hotel & garages	Granted
C6/1986/0383/	Demolition of former hotel block and garages	Granted
N6/1981/0343/	Single storey rear extension	Granted

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Planning Application: 6/2023/2099/TC