1 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/0688/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

A - Trees & shrubs in front garden property boundary with 3 Church lane - trim back trees & shrubs to property boundary & crown reduction of Plum trees to eaves level of 3 Church Lane. B - Tall Conifer, crown reduction by at least 25% or at most to eaves level of 3 Church Lane. C - Shrubbery on boundary with 3 Church lane, south of Conifer, reduction in height to fence level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620260688TC.pdf (147 kb) Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620260688TC(1).pdf (170 kb) Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Pages from Area Plan and Description of Proposed Works.pdf (419 kb) Document · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Comments.pdf (74 kb) Document · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (228 kb) Document · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
Council document ↗
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.
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Historic England ↗
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
TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
Postcode
EN6 4NX
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Parish
Northaw and Cuffley
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Jessica Daughtry

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 13 days faster than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 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

2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey side extension
6/2021/2224/HOUSE
2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey side extension
6/2021/2224/HOUSE
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
6/2024/0973/FULL
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
6/2024/1047/TC
2021 Approved
22A Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5-bedroom detached dwelling
6/2021/2754/FULL
2021 Approved
22A Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5-bedroom detached dwelling
6/2021/2754/FULL
2021 Withdrawn
9A Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Replace windows with double glazing and install timber frames
6/2021/1509/LB
2021 Withdrawn
9A Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Replace windows with double glazing and install timber frames
6/2021/1509/LB
2021 Approved
9 Vicarage Close Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NY
Erection of a single storey rear extension, a two storey side extension, and alterations…
6/2021/3216/HOUSE
2021 Approved
9 Vicarage Close Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NY
Erection of a single storey rear extension, a two storey side extension, and alterations…
6/2021/3216/HOUSE
2021 Approved
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Retention of an amended outbuilding
6/2021/1855/HOUSE
2021 Approved
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Retention of an amended outbuilding
6/2021/1855/HOUSE
2021 Refused
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5 bedroom detached house
6/2021/0314/FULL
2021 Refused
22 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of a 5 bedroom detached house
6/2021/0314/FULL
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…
6/2021/0263/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…
6/2021/0263/HOUSE
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…
6/2020/2989/FULL
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…
6/2020/2989/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of outbuilding
6/2020/2262/HOUSE
2020 Withdrawn
33 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of outbuilding
6/2020/2262/HOUSE
2020 Refused
33 Church Lane, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4NX
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
6/2020/1339/HOUSE
2020 Refused
33 Church Lane, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4NX
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
6/2020/1339/HOUSE
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…
6/2019/0154/HOUSE
2019 Approved
36 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Erection of part single part two storey front extension including garage conversion to ha…
6/2019/0146/HOUSE
2017 Approved
25 Church Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NX
Conversion of existing garage
6/2017/2901/HOUSE
2016 Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of two storey rear extension and reconstruction of garage
6/2016/2041/FULL
2016 Approved
15 Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NW
Erection of two storey rear extension and reconstruction of garage
6/2016/2041/FULL
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings