12 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1854/EMT - ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES Under Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

3 x Lawson Cypress to remove to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
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Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan .pdf (165 kb) Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF EstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Map.pdf (328 kb) Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 187 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 186 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 12 m away: London; Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area; Priority habitat 11 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 27 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
ESTATE MANAGEMENT TREES
Postcode
AL8 7EJ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kate Ryan

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1442 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
94 Uplands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EQ
Installation of 12-14 solar panels on our rear facing roof (over the garden).
6/2025/1162/EM
2025 Approved
94 Uplands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EQ
Installation of 12-14 solar panels on our rear facing roof (over the garden).
6/2025/1162/EM
2023 Withdrawn
1 Mayfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EL
Installation of a driveway with drainage channel, dropped kerb, and electric vehicle char…
6/2023/1605/HOUSE
2023 Withdrawn
1 Mayfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EL
Installation of a driveway with drainage channel, dropped kerb, and electric vehicle char…
6/2023/1605/HOUSE
2023 Refused
1 Mayfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EL
Installation of driveway with electric vehicle charging point
6/2023/1744/EM
2023 Refused
1 Mayfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EL
Installation of driveway with electric vehicle charging point
6/2023/1744/EM
2021 Refused
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
Fell 1 x Hornbeam tree
6/2021/0625/EMT
2021 Refused
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
Fell 1 x Hornbeam tree
6/2021/0625/EMT
2020 Withdrawn
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
T1- hornbeam - fell to ground level as neighbours are complaining about 'lack of light'
6/2020/2895/TC
2020 Withdrawn
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
T1- hornbeam - fell to ground level as neighbours are complaining about 'lack of light'
6/2020/2895/TC
2020 Approved
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
Reduce 1 x Hornbeam [T1] back to previous reduction points
6/2020/2960/EMT
2020 Approved
6 Holly Walk Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EJ
Reduce 1 x Hornbeam [T1] back to previous reduction points
6/2020/2960/EMT
2020 Approved
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Fell 1 x Conifer tree
6/2020/0451/EMT
2020 Approved
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Fell 1 x Conifer tree
6/2020/0451/EMT
2019 Approved
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2017 Approved
96 Uplands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EQ
Erection of a single storey side extension
6/2017/2764/HOUSE
2017 Approved
96 Uplands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EQ
Erection of a single storey side extension
6/2017/2754/EM
2017 Refused
95 Uplands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EH
Erection of front porch
6/2017/2425/EM
2016 Approved
2 Holly Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EJ
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding
6/2016/1344/EM
2016 Approved
2 Holly Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EJ
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding
6/2016/1340/HOUSE
2016 Approved
2 Holly Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EJ
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding
6/2016/1344/EM
2016 Approved
2 Holly Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EJ
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing outbuilding
6/2016/1340/HOUSE
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 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