2 Handside Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reduce 1 x Leyland cypress (made up of numerous stems) to reduce by approximately 4m height and width by approximately 1.5-2m, Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
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.
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 4
Checked on 20 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £856,000 in July 2022. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Application type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Postcode
- AL8 6SR
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 20 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.
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
- 19 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 19 Oct 2026.