Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Application Type WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER	Status Under Consideration
Case Officer Mrs Emma Meadows	Case Officer Email e.meadows@welhat.gov.uk
Location 3 Oaklands View Welwyn AL6 0RJ	Proposal T1 Sweet Chestnut Pollard at approx 10 metres due to decay at the base T2 Sycamore Lift crown to approx 6 metres T3 Oak Remove overhanging branches on 1 side as it is dying back T4 Maple Lift crown to approx 6 metres and remove 1 side branch T5bCedar Remove 4 lower branches T6 Maple Lift crown to approx 6 metres
Easting 524748	Northing 217509
Ward Welwyn East	Ward Members Councillor Roger Trigg Councillor Julie Cragg Councillor Terry Mitchinson
Parish Welwyn	UPRN 200003857069
Date Received 14/05/2025	Date Valid 26/06/2025
Advert Expiry Date	Consultation Expiry Date
Site Notice Expiry Date
Agent Mrs Georgina Gentry	Applicant Mr Mark Woods
Agent's Address Beech Farm Coopers Green Lane St. Albans AL4 9HP	Applicant's Address 3 Oaklands View Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0RJ

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Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Area	0.00
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Flood Zone Surface Water 1000mm	0.00
Hertfordshire Ecological Network	0.00
Great Crested Newts DLL Risk Zones	0.00

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Application Form - Without Personal Information
	File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (243 kb)	Description: Applicationformredacted	Created Date: 14/05/2025
Plans
	File: RTS001 Map of 3 Oaklands View.pdf (101 kb)	Description: Location Plan and Tree Sketch	Created Date: 14/05/2025
Consultee Response
	File: Comments.pdf (77 kb)	Description: Comment - Welwyn Parish Council	Created Date: 10/07/2025
Photographs
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part1.pdf (196 kb)	Description: Photo1	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part2.pdf (184 kb)	Description: Photo2	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part3.pdf (162 kb)	Description: Photo3	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part4.pdf (139 kb)	Description: Photo4	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part5.pdf (129 kb)	Description: Photo5	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part6.pdf (124 kb)	Description: Photo6	Created Date: 16/05/2025
	File: RTS002 to RTS008_Part7.pdf (159 kb)	Description: Photo7	Created Date: 16/05/2025

Organisation	Name	Sent	Reply Received
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	27/06/2025	10/07/2025
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	27/06/2025	10/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Julie Cragg	27/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Julie Cragg	27/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Roger Trigg	27/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Roger Trigg	27/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Terry Mitchinson	27/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Terry Mitchinson	27/06/2025

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Application Number	Proposal	Decision	Distance
879 (2022)	for the continued amenity of the area following a review of the landscape.		0
6/2022/2500/TPO	Remove sweet chestnut T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13 and replace with oak. Remove scots pine T14, T15, T16 and replace with oak. All trees covered by TPO 879 (2022) & 203 (1995).	Refused	0
6/2022/1487/TPO	T20 Silver birch dead/dangerous to fell. T22 remove epicormic growth and deadwood from Sweet Chestnut Tree	Granted	0
6/2021/2925/TPO	T16 - Sweet Chestnut - Crown reduce by 25% and lift the main branches to 2.5 metres to maintain size and shape. T17 -Oak - Crown reduce by 30% to maintain size and shape. T18 -Sweet Chestnut - Crown reduce by 25% and lift the main branches to 2.5 metres to maintain size and shape.	Granted	0
6/2021/0326/TPO	T1 - Oak - Cut back side branches by 2-3m T2 - Holly - Fell to ground level to open up the garden G1 - Sweet Chestnut group - Lift branches up to 5m that overhang.	Granted
6/2020/2208/TPO	Fell 1 x Coppice (T1) all 5 stems to 0.5-1 meter.	Granted	0
6/2019/0499/TPO	Works to various trees: reduce 1 x Sweet Chestnut tree (T6) by 30%, 1 x Hornbeam tree (T7) by 30%, 1 x Sweet Chestnut tree (T8) 6 lowest branches, fell 1 x Pine tree (T9), 1 x Pine tree (T10) sever Ivy and remove overhanging branches, fell 1 x Ash tree (T11), 1 x Sycamore tree (T12) sever ivy and crown reduction 30%, 1 x Pine tree (T14) sever Ivy, reduce 1 x Oak tree (T15) by 30% - covered by TPO 203	Granted	0
6/2018/2377/HOUSE	Erection of single storey side extension	Granted	0
6/2018/0318/TPO	Reduce and shape 1 x Maple tree (T1) by 25 % or 2-3 metres and 2 x Oak tree (T2 and T3) by 25 % or 2-3 metres, reduce tips of Scarlet Oak tree (T4) and fell 1 x Maple tree (T5) and 1 x Cedar tree (T6) - covered by TPO 203 and 751 (2018)	Granted	0
6/2016/1614/TPO	T1,T2,T3,T4 :- Hornbeams - reduce and shape by 3-4 meters. T5 - Fell and replace with a cedar of lebanon. T6 - next door reduce branch over house by 2 meters - covered by TPO 203 (1995)	Granted	0
6/2016/0853/TPO	T6 – Sweet chestnut – Crown reduction 30%, T7 – Hornbeam crown reduction 20%, T8 – Sweet chestnut – remove 3 lower branches over hanging rear garden, T9 – Ash – Fell – due to poor condition, T10 - Pine – Sever ivy and remove overextended branch, T11 - Ash - fell due to poor condition, T12 – Sycamore – sever ivy and crown reduce by 20%, T14 – Pine - sever ivy, T15 – Oak - crown reduce by 30 covered by TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2015/0171/LUP	Certificate of lawfulness for the construction of replacement entrance gates, piers and fence	Granted	0
N6/2008/1392/TP	REMOVAL OF OVERHANGING BRANCH OF T22 OAK, REMOVE DEAD BRANCH AND DEAD WOOD FROM T21 SWEET CHESTNUT, T38 AND T39 CEDAR COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2008/0848/TP	SHORTEN BACK OVERHANGING BRANCH OF CEDAR (T1) BY 1.5M, REDUCE AND SHAPE OAKS (T2 & T3) BY 25%, REMOVAL OF EPICORMIC GROWTH FROM SWEET CHESTNUT (T6) AND REMOVAL OF SYCAMORE (T8) COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted
N6/2006/0829/TP	WORKS TO TREES COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2002/0424/FP	RETENTION OF POST AND WIRE FENCE	Granted
N6/2000/1074/TP	FELL OAK TREE T32 COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2000/0858/TP	WORKS TO TREES COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2000/0326/TP	REMOVAL OF SIDE BRANCH OF THE SWEET CHESTNUT T26, AND THE REDUCTION OF THE UPPER CROWN OF THE BLACK POPLAR T27 TO JUST BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE STORM DAMAGE AND REMOVAL OF DEADWOOD, COVERED BY TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/2000/0131/FP	ERECTION OF 1.2m HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCE AND 1.3m GATES, CONVERSION OF PART OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION. (AMENDEMENTS TO PLANNING PERMISSION N6/0305/98)	Granted	0
N6/1999/1076/FP	TWO NEW DETACHED HOUSES, GARAGES AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRIVEWAY ACCESS	Granted	0
N6/1999/0767/FP	Variation of Condition 10 of planning permission N6/0305/98/FP to allow addition of velux roof light to plots 1 and 2	Granted	0
N6/1999/0739/FP	3 new detached houses, garages and construction of new driveway accesses.	Withdrawn	0
N6/1998/0631/TP	Minor pruning works to T27 and T41, Black Poplar and Atlantic Cedar, covered by TPO 203	Granted	0
N6/1998/0305/FP	Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 4 No. detached houses and garages	Granted	0
203	for the continued amenity of the land		0

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