Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Application Type WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER	Status Decided - Granted
Case Officer Ms M Hill	Case Officer Email m.hill1@welhat.gov.uk
Location 3 Oak Piece Court Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XQ	Proposal T1 Reduce 1 x Oak over hanging branches by 3m; crown lift to 6m above ground level within 7m of the dwelling’s front elevation (not porch) and 4m above ground level elsewhere. Under TPO 535 (2016)
Easting 524001	Northing 217145
Ward Welwyn West	Ward Members Councillor Tony Kingsbury Councillor Sunny Thusu Councillor Alex Bardett
Parish Welwyn	UPRN 100081155908
Date Received 18/04/2024	Date Valid 18/04/2024
Advert Expiry Date	Public Consultation Expiry 23/04/2024
Site Notice Expiry Date
Agent Richard Walsh	Applicant Oaklands Residents Association
Agent's Address 32 Garrard Way Wheathampstead AL4 8PE	Applicant's Address 3 Oak Piece Court Oak Piece Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0XQ

Description	Distance
Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Area	0.00
Green Belt	34.66
Parish	0.00
Flood Zone Surface Water 30mm	0.00
Flood Zone Surface Water 100mm	0.00
Flood Zone Surface Water 1000mm	0.00
Hertfordshire Ecological Network	0.00

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Decision Granted	Decision Date 20/05/2024
Issue Date 20/05/2024	Decision Level Delegated
Committee Date

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Application Form - Without Personal Information
	File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (246 kb)	Description: Application form redacted	Created Date: 18/04/2024
Plans
	File: Authority_000003.pdf (292 kb)	Description: Tree Sketch	Created Date: 18/04/2024
Consultee Response
	File: Comments.pdf (72 kb)	Description: Comment - Welwyn Parish Council	Created Date: 16/05/2024
Decision Notice PDF
	File: Decision Notice_620240727TPO.pdf (5037 kb)	Description: Decision Notice	Created Date: 20/05/2024
Officer Report PDF
	File: Delegated Report_620240727TPO(1).pdf (16 kb)	Description: Officer Report	Created Date: 20/05/2024

Organisation	Name	Sent	Reply Received
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	23/04/2024	16/05/2024
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	23/04/2024	16/05/2024
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	20/05/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Alex Bardett	20/05/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Paul Smith	20/05/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Paul Smith	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Paul Smith	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	20/05/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	23/04/2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	20/05/2024

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Application Number	Proposal	Decision	Distance
6/2023/1385/TPO	T2 Sweet Chestnut- Crown dieback in upper crown - 40% crown reduction to tree TPO 534 (2016)	Granted	0
6/2023/0957/TPO	1 x Oak. To reduce lateral branches over neighbour's driveway by approximately 2m TPO 535	Granted	0
6/2023/0395/TPO	T1 - 1 x Hornbeam (front garden) to fell to ground level, G1 - 7 x Hornbeam (front garden) to reduce by 2m in height and 1.2m in width (to prune back to previous), T3 - 1 x Oak (rear garden) to reduce by height reduction of 2m and a lateral reduction of 2m, and T4 - 1 x Hornbeam (rear garden) to fell to ground level.	Granted	0
6/2022/2766/TPO	T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the lamp column, remove the first branch from ground level over the drive and garage and remove the first branch from ground level over the neighbouring garden. To thin the remaining crown by 15%. T2 Sweet Chestnut, to reduce the crown by 20% to reshape. Reason, to remove obstruction to the highway and balance the remaining lower crown and to reduce the overall volume of the crown without reducing its size for the oak tree. To rebalance the sweet chestnut crown.	Granted	0
6/2018/0575/TPO	1- Oak tree. Situated on corner of flats 1-5.Removal of epicormic growth to approximately 8m (First Branch). This will elevate contact with footfall using path. 2- Crown Reduce hornbeams by 25%. Crown lift by 7m. This will increase light into the dwelling and continue historical management of the species. 3-Crown thin oak tree by 20%.Situated on boundary of Oak Piece Court. Aimed to reduce foliage falling over parking area. - covered by TPO 535 (2016)	Granted	0
535 (2016)	for the continued amenity of the landscape.		0
6/2016/1097/TPO	Crown reduce group of hornbeams by 30% and crown lift to 2m and crown reduce oak by 30% plus remove two low branches growing towards the house	Granted	0
6/2016/0378/TPO	Works to 4 Sweet Chestnut trees to include, Reduce (T2) by 2m, remove branch from (T3) to give 1m clearing, reduce (T4) by 25% and lift (T5) crown to 4m, reduce by 2m and removal of lateral overhanging branch. Covered by TPO 404	Granted	1
6/2015/2084/TPO	Reduce 8 Hornbeam trees by 3m and reduce Oak tree by 2.5m covered by TPO 52.	Granted	0
N6/2015/1452/TP	Reduce 8 Hornbeams trees by 9-10 metres and reduce oak by 5m covered by TPO52	Refused	0
N6/2014/1838/FP	Erection of single storey front and rear extensions and installation of dormer window, doors and juliet balcony	Granted	0
N6/2014/1212/FP	Erection of two storey rear, single storey front & rear extensions and installation of dormer	Withdrawn	0
N6/2014/0482/TP	Fell Hornbeam covered by TPO 52 G1	Granted	0
N6/2013/1289/TP	Remove T1 & T2, Crown lift to 3m T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8 and prune back to give clearance to the property of 3m T7 & T8 covered by TPO 52	Granted	0
N6/2012/0406/FP	Erection of three residential dwellings following demolition of existing dwelling	Approval Subject to s106	0
N6/2010/3021/TP	Works to trees, T2 shorten overhang by 2m, T3 small branch removal to give 1m clearance from property, T4 reduce and shape 25%, T5 lift to 4m, all covered by TPO 404	Granted	0
N6/2010/0120/FP	DEMOLITION OF DETACHED HOUSE AND ERECTION OF 8X2 BEDROOM FLATS WITH NEW ACCESS, PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE	Refused	0
N6/2008/2306/TP	REDUCE LATERAL BRANCHES BY 25%, REDUCE UPPER CANOPY BY 20%, REMOVE EPICORMIC GROWTH AND CLEAN CROWN OF DEAD/BROKEN BRANCHES OF OAK TREE T1 AND FELL HORNBEAM T2 COVERED BY TPO 52	Granted	0
N6/2008/2000/FP	ERECTION OF TWO SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, RESIDENTIAL BLOCK CONSISTING OF FIVE, 2 BED FLATS INCORPORATING NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS, PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE, FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING	Refused	0
N6/2008/0165/MA	DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF TWO BLOCKS CONSISTING OF 11 TWO BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL FLATS, INCLUDING NEW ACCESS, PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE	Withdrawn	0
N6/2007/1102/MA	DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF TWO BLOCKS CONSISTING OF 14NO TWO BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL FLATS, INCLUDING NEW ACCESS, PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE	Refused	0
N6/2005/0619/TP	WORK TO OAK TREE INCLUDING CROWN LIFT BY 4 METRES AND REMOVALOF DEADWOOD.	Granted	0
N6/1997/0365/TP	Works to 2 No. Oak trees T1 & T2 covered by TPO 52	Granted	0
N6/1979/0797/	Four flats, one house and ten garages	Granted	0
N6/1978/0347/	Seven detached houses with access roads	Granted	0
N6/1978/0708/	Two detached houses with garages	Refused	0
N6/1978/0709/	Block of five flats	Granted	0
N6/1977/0214/	Site for residential development	Approval Subject to s106	0

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