8 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE Data via plota.co.uk
Granted
6/2026/0780/TPO
Description
Sweet Chestnut tree: under TPO 534, marked as T2 Remove Tree as it's technically dead (assessed by Ashley Grey of Ashley Trees) Data via plota.co.uk
Nearby new applications
18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
T1 - Sweet Chestnut tree - Fell one dead sweet Chestnut tree to ground level
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Use of an existing flat roof as a first-floor teaching terrace and installation ...
25 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a first floor external balcony to ...
14 Birch Grove Welwyn AL6 0QP
T1-T10 Hornbeam - repollard back to previous pollard points roughly 3m cut back ...
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Erection of two storey front extension with dormers, alteration to openings
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2023
Approved
T2 Sweet Chestnut- Crown dieback in upper crown - 40% crown reduction to tree TPO 534 (20…
2023
Approved
T2 Sweet Chestnut- Crown dieback in upper crown - 40% crown reduction to tree TPO 534 (20…
2022
Approved
T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the l…
2022
Approved
T1 Oak, to remove the first three branches from ground level over the road and near the l…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
9 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
Erection of ground floor rear and side extension with 3no. flat roof skylights
2025
Approved
9 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
Erection of ground floor rear and side extension with 3no. flat roof skylights
2025
Refused
1 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
T3 Hornbeam to 25% crown thin.
2025
Refused
1 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
T3 Hornbeam to 25% crown thin.
2025
Approved
11 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE
Remove T1 Hornbeam STEM overhanging the garden (TPO 710 (2017) T7)
2025
Approved
11 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE
Remove T1 Hornbeam STEM overhanging the garden (TPO 710 (2017) T7)
2025
Approved
6 Mary Proud Court Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XG
TPO 715 Overall crown reduction of large oak tree near house covered by TPO - reduce bran…
2025
Approved
6 Mary Proud Court Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XG
TPO 715 Overall crown reduction of large oak tree near house covered by TPO - reduce bran…
2025
Approved
14 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
TPO 89 G3 T1, T2, T4, T7, T8, T9 & T10 Hornbeam - Pollard back to previous pruning points…
2025
Approved
14 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
TPO 89 G3 T1, T2, T4, T7, T8, T9 & T10 Hornbeam - Pollard back to previous pruning points…
2025
Refused
14 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
TP1, TP2, TP4 Hornbeams to reduce height and length of subsidiary branches by 30%. TP5 &…
2025
Refused
14 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
TP1, TP2, TP4 Hornbeams to reduce height and length of subsidiary branches by 30%. TP5 &…
2025
Approved
18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Reduce 1 x Sweet Chestnut by 1.2m in height and width with removal of epicormic growth fr…
2025
Approved
18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Reduce 1 x Sweet Chestnut by 1.2m in height and width with removal of epicormic growth fr…
2024
Approved
10 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
Tree species: Hornbeams Trees T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7 Pollard back to previous poll…
2024
Approved
1 Harvest Court Welwyn AL6 0NG
Reduce T1 sweet chestnut crown by 3m and reduce back crown to previous pruning points app…
2024
Approved
8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Two Hornbeam trees in the back garden of property one to the right and one to the left ar…
2024
Approved
7 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
T4 Oak Tree - reduction to previous points 25%
2024
Approved
5 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
T1 & T2 - chestnut tree's pollard back to old points. TPO 811 (2018)
2024
Refused
24 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Retention of front boundary wall
2016
Approved
1 Juniper Gardens Welwyn AL6 0XH
Reduce Oak tree by 20% covered by TPO 99
2016
Approved
18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Works to 4 Sweet Chestnut trees to include, Reduce (T2) by 2m, remove branch from (T3) to…
2016
Approved
18 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Works to 4 Sweet Chestnut trees to include, Reduce (T2) by 2m, remove branch from (T3) to…
2016
Refused
1 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Partial conversion of garage, first floor front extension and new roof to side porch and…
2016
Refused
1 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Partial conversion of garage, first floor front extension and new roof to side porch and…
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 performance
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