Park Close Hatfield AL9 5AY Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1201/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduce crowns of 2 apple trees by approx 2m, crown thin, remove water shoots, and crown lift to achieve 2.5–3m clearance above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620261201TC.pdf (147 kb) Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620261201TC(1).pdf (159 kb) Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (250 kb) Document · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG IMG_0452.jpeg (184 kb) Document · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Old Hatfield 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 59 m away: Hatfield House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
31 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Horse and Groom Public House, Grade II, 45 m away · 2 Grade II*, 29 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 Hatfield built-up area; Green belt 88 m away: London.
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
AL9 5AY
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Parish
Hatfield
Case officer
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Decision
No Objection
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 44 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Garden House rear of 16 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
Fell ash tree (due to ash dieback).
6/2025/2343/TC
2025 Approved
Garden House rear of 16 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
Fell ash tree (due to ash dieback).
6/2025/2343/TC
2025 Approved
4 Park Close Hatfield AL9 5AY
T01 - Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' Crown reduction by 1m all around the outer parts to reduc…
6/2025/1985/TC
2025 Approved
4 Park Close Hatfield AL9 5AY
T01 - Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' Crown reduction by 1m all around the outer parts to reduc…
6/2025/1985/TC
2025 Approved
10 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AX
Internal alterations to remove partition stud walls and create a shower room and utility…
6/2025/1663/LB
2025 Approved
10 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AX
Internal alterations to remove partition stud walls and create a shower room and utility…
6/2025/1663/LB
2025 Approved
7 to 24 Park Close Hatfield AL9 5AY
G01 Elder x 3 to prune back to boundary line; T01 Thuja to reduce height of tree by aprox…
6/2025/0828/TC
2025 Approved
7 to 24 Park Close Hatfield AL9 5AY
G01 Elder x 3 to prune back to boundary line; T01 Thuja to reduce height of tree by aprox…
6/2025/0828/TC
2024 Approved
16 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AZ
1x Cherry to remove in sections to ground level
6/2024/1856/TC
2023 Refused
Flat 1 1-5 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Installation of partition in flat and waterproofing to basement (retrospective)
6/2023/1621/LB
2023 Refused
Flat 1 1-5 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Installation of partition in flat and waterproofing to basement (retrospective)
6/2023/1621/LB
2023 Approved
25 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Change of use from café (Class E) into a one bedroom dwelling (Class C3) with alterations…
6/2023/1963/FULL
2023 Approved
25 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Change of use from café (Class E) into a one bedroom dwelling (Class C3) with alterations…
6/2023/1963/FULL
2023 Withdrawn
1-5 Flat 1 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Retention of extra partition in flat and waterproofing works to the basement
6/2023/1620/FULL
2023 Withdrawn
1-5 Flat 1 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AT
Retention of extra partition in flat and waterproofing works to the basement
6/2023/1620/FULL
2023 Approved
44 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
T1 Horse chestnut which requires a 30% crown reduction.
6/2023/1083/TPO
2023 Approved
44 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
T1 Horse chestnut which requires a 30% crown reduction.
6/2023/1083/TPO
2023 Approved
34 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
Replacement of shed in the rear garden
6/2023/0421/HOUSE
2023 Approved
34 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH
Replacement of shed in the rear garden
6/2023/0421/HOUSE
2022 Approved
10 Park Street Hatfield AL9 5AX
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden
6/2022/2714/HOUSE
2016 Approved
10 Park Street, Hatfield, AL9 5AX
Replacement of 4no. sash windows at front of property with identical sash windows and the…
6/2016/1586/LB
2016 Approved
York House, 8-14 Salisbury Square Hatfield AL9 5AD
Demolition of existing staircase extension and construction of new staircase extension wi…
6/2016/1086/FULL
2016 Approved
York House, 8-14 Salisbury Square Hatfield AL9 5AD
Demolition of existing staircase extension and construction of new staircase extension wi…
6/2016/1086/FULL
2016 Refused
10 Park Street, Hatfield, AL9 5AX
Replacement of existing windows with 6 identical double-glazed timber windows at the fron…
6/2016/0123/LB
2016 Refused
10 Park Street, Hatfield, AL9 5AX
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Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
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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