11 Reddings Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LA Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1796/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Under Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - T2 - Oak Trees - 2-3m cut backs T3 T4 - Ash Trees 2-3m cut backs T5 - T6 - Oak trees 2m cut backs T7 - Sycamore 2-3m cut back All trees are from council sherrardspark wood Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 29 Nov 2026, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent tree and landscaping works.

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Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (246 kb) Document · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_2974.pdf (2117 kb) Document · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Welwyn Garden City 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 13 m away: Sherrardspark Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Public footpath 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 14 m away: Sherrardspark Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodland 14 m away: Sherrardspark Woods
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 14 m away: London; Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area; Priority habitat 13 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
AL8 7LA
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
559decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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