Park close Park street Old Hatfield Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1568/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Approved

Proposal

5 Lime trees (T4-8)- re pollard back to previous pruning points. Approximately 8-10 feet of growth to be removed T10- Lawson Cypress- this tree is dead, remove to ground level T 16 & 18- Sycamore- ivy growing through crown. Sever ivy stems close to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
11 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 48 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 ↗
Also on the record
36 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hatfield built-up area; Green belt 80 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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

Application type
TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Parish
Hatfield
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 24 days faster than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Sept 2026
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