49 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JE Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1499/EMT - ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES Under Consultation

Proposal

1 x Irish Yew to remove in sections to ground level. Remove as tree is close to front room window and blocking the light. Tree owner is also elderly and wants to be able to see out of the window Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Important details

Application type
ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
Postcode
AL8 7JE
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evoke Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 44.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
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
2 Oct 2026
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
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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