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 15 Birch Grove Welwyn AL6 0QP	Proposal T1 x Sycamore to reduce by 1.5m height & width (TPO749 (2018))
Easting 524080	Northing 217607
Ward Welwyn West	Ward Members Councillor Tony Kingsbury Councillor Sunny Thusu Councillor Alex Bardett
Parish Welwyn	UPRN 100080988217
Date Received 21/05/2025	Date Valid 21/05/2025
Advert Expiry Date	Consultation Expiry Date
Site Notice Expiry Date
Agent Mrs Kate Ryan	Applicant Ms Helen Drury
Agent's Address 17 Crossway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7ED	Applicant's Address 15 Birch Grove Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0QP

Description	Distance
Parish	0.00
Adjoining Local Authorities	19.02
Flood Zone Surface Water 1000mm	0.00
Hertfordshire Ecological Network	0.00
Great Crested Newts DLL Risk Zones	0.00

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Decision Granted	Decision Date 18/06/2025
Issue Date 18/06/2025	Decision Level Delegated
Committee Date

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Application Form - Without Personal Information
	File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (240 kb)	Description: Applicationformredacted	Created Date: 21/05/2025
Plans
	File: baa37402-2285-46ae-95a9-9aa1d544477c.pdf (391 kb)	Description: Site Location Plan	Created Date: 21/05/2025
	File: Sketch Plan - 15 Birch Grove.docx (454 kb)	Description: Sketch Plan 15 Birch Grove	Created Date: 21/05/2025
Photographs
	File: photo 15 birch grove.pdf (1363 kb)	Description: Photo	Created Date: 21/05/2025
	File: photo 2 15 birch grove.pdf (1066 kb)	Description: Photo2	Created Date: 21/05/2025
Decision Notice PDF
	File: Decision Notice_620250935TPO.pdf (674 kb)	Description: Decision Notice	Created Date: 18/06/2025
Officer Report PDF
	File: Delegated Report_620250935TPO(1).pdf (128 kb)	Description: Officer Report	Created Date: 18/06/2025

Organisation	Name	Sent
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	28/05/2025
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	28/05/2025
Welwyn Parish Council	Arooj Afzal	18/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Alex Bardett	18/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Alex Bardett	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Alex Bardett	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Sunny Thusu	18/06/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	28/05/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	Councillor Tony Kingsbury	18/06/2025

There are no neighbours associated with this application

Application Number	Proposal	Decision	Distance
6/2024/0486/LAWP	Certificate of lawfulness for a garage conversion with extension to rear, replacing garage door with a window and door and raising roof height	Refused
6/2022/2722/TPO	Oak tree to crown reduce by 1m. Tree located in woodland to the rear covered by TPO 657 (2017) W1.	Granted	0
6/2022/0984/TPO	TPO 123 (1987) W1 / TPO 657 (2017) W1 T1 on sketch. Crown reduction of oak tree 40%. C1 on sketch. One sweet chestnut reduction 30%. C2 & C3 on sketch. Two sweet chestnuts 30% crown reduction. H1, H2, H3 & H4. Four hornbeams 30 % crown reduction.	Refused	0
6/2021/2389/TPO	Hornbeam - A line of Hornbeam, in neighbour's garden, to reduce height by approximately 3m and face back side to original points. Covered by TPO 749 (2018) G2	Granted	0
749 (2018)	for the continued amenity of the area following a review of the landscape.		0
6/2017/1713/TPO	TPO 123 & 210: Hornbeam x12 - Reduction in height of 2-3m and reduce lateral branches over hanging 4 The Brambles by 1-2 m.	Granted	0
6/2016/1046/LAWP	Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of single storey side extension	Granted	0
N6/2013/2445/TP	Reduce and shape group G2 hornbeam by 3-4m to shorten back over the property and lessen the likelihood of failure. Crown lift all trees to 4m above ground. Reduce and shape group of sweet chestnut in adjacent woodland covered by TPO W1 by 2-3m to lessen likelihood of failure.	Granted	0
N6/2013/2316/FP	Erection of single storey front extension to form new porch and entrance lobby following demolition of existing porch	Granted	0
N6/2012/1004/TP	Crown reduce 8 Hornbeams by 30%	Granted	0
N6/2005/0900/TP	WORKS TO TREES G2 COVERED BY TPO 210	Granted	0
N6/1996/0584/FP	Change of use of public amenity land to private residential garden space and enclosure of land with 1.8 metre high wooden fencing	Granted
N6/1994/0777/TP	Removal of Hornbeam and lop Horse Chestnut	Granted	0
N6/1994/0585/TP	Works to trees	Withdrawn	0
N6/1993/0801/TP	Removal of Sycamore tree and lopping of branch of tree in south west corner of rear garden	Granted	0
N6/1988/1151/FP	Single storey front extension	Granted
N6/1986/0733/FP	Four detached houses and access road( as part of larger application for 30 houses submitted to North Herts DC)	Granted	0
N6/1976/0637/	Revision of 3 approved detached houses to a scheme for 6 semi detached houses	Granted	0
N6/1975/0092/	Amended layout for 13 houses with double garages	Granted	0
N6/1975/0501/	30 houses with garages	Granted	0
N6/1974/0548/	Thirteen houses and garages (Amended layout on site previously approved for twelve)	Granted	0
N6/1974/0555/	13 houses and 9 bungalows with garages, access roads and landscaping	Granted	0

There are no NMAs associated with this application

Planning Application: 6/2025/0935/TPO