1 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX Data via plota.co.uk
6/2026/0643/TPO - WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Approved
Proposal
T1 Yew crown lift to 2m over rear garden of 1 Church Lane. (covered by TPO826 (2018) T1) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026
Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Northaw Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 8, Vineyards Road, Grade II, 36 m away · 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 9 with distances
- 36 m8, Vineyards RoadGrade II
- 41 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 75 mParish Church of St Thomas A BecketGrade II*
- 95 mTwo Brewers Public HouseGrade II
- 123 mNorthaw War MemorialGrade II
- 123 mTelephone Kiosk Outside Post Office and Opposite ChurchGrade II
- 131 mMuscombes CottageGrade II
- 132 mThe Old Bakery and 9aGrade II
- 133 mIvy CottageGrade II
Also on the record
Inside the Northaw built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Application type
- WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
- Postcode
- EN6 4NX
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 18 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Jessica Daughtry
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 9 days faster than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one35d
Council44d
UK36d
74%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
415decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Welwyn Hatfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 17 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
5 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Installation of 16 solar panels on SW facing roof slope
2024
Approved
9 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
T1, T2 and T3 - Conifer fell to ground level. Lack of light and close proximity to house
2021
Approved
22A Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5-bedroom detached dwelling
2021
Approved
22A Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5-bedroom detached dwelling
2021
Withdrawn
9A Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Replace windows with double glazing and install timber frames
2021
Withdrawn
9A Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Replace windows with double glazing and install timber frames
2021
Approved
9 Vicarage Close Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NY
Erection of a single storey rear extension, a two storey side extension, and alterations…
2021
Approved
9 Vicarage Close Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NY
Erection of a single storey rear extension, a two storey side extension, and alterations…
2021
Approved
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Retention of an amended outbuilding
2021
Approved
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Retention of an amended outbuilding
2021
Refused
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5 bedroom detached house
2021
Refused
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5 bedroom detached house
2021
Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of single storey rear, part side, part first floor extension, including the pain…
2021
Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of single storey rear, part side, part first floor extension, including the pain…
2020
Withdrawn
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of detached five-bedroom dwellinghouse on land adjacent to no.22 Church Lane to…
2020
Withdrawn
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of detached five-bedroom dwellinghouse on land adjacent to no.22 Church Lane to…
2020
Withdrawn
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of outbuilding
2020
Withdrawn
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of outbuilding
2020
Refused
33 Church Lane, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4NX
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
2020
Refused
33 Church Lane, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4NX
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
2019
Refused
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Retention of single storey side and rear extension and first floor rear extension followi…
2019
Approved
36 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of part single part two storey front extension including garage conversion to ha…
2017
Approved
25 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Conversion of existing garage
2016
Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of two storey rear extension and reconstruction of garage
2016
Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of two storey rear extension and reconstruction of garage
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Welwyn Hatfield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #224 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Welwyn Hatfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #200 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #224 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #229 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
22 decided
633
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026
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