The Manor House Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1727/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Approved
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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 26

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620261727TC.pdf (146 kb) Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620261727TC(1).pdf (149 kb) Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 24

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Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Essendon 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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Manor House, Grade II, 58 m away · 3 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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 1

Last sold for £640,000 in July 2003. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2003£640,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area265 m² (2,852 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
AL9 6AJ
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Parish
Essendon
Case officer
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Decision
No Objection
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 41 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
7 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Reduce 1 x Apple Tree [T1] by 30% Fell 1 x Judas Tree [T2] Fell 1 x Beech Tree [T3] Fell…
6/2020/0911/TC
2020 Approved
Reduce 1 x Apple Tree [T1] by 30% Fell 1 x Judas Tree [T2] Fell 1 x Beech Tree [T3] Fell…
6/2020/0911/TC
2016 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (french doors) on consent S6/2014/2668/LB
6/2016/0358/COND
2016 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (details of windows and doors) on planning ap…
6/2016/0356/COND
2016 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (french doors) on consent S6/2014/2668/LB
6/2016/0358/COND
2016 Approved
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (details of windows and doors) on planning ap…
6/2016/0356/COND
2016 Approved
Reconditioning of metal-framed windows on the ground floor, replacement of sills and bott…
6/2016/0794/LB
2016 Approved
Reconditioning of metal-framed windows on the ground floor, replacement of sills and bott…
6/2016/0794/LB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
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2025 Approved
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Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (hard & soft landscape works), Condition 2…
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2025 Approved
Flint Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (hard & soft landscape works), Condition 2…
6/2025/0714/COND
2025 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Witehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Variation of condition 1 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 3 (External materi…
6/2025/0435/VAR
2025 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Witehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Variation of condition 1 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 3 (External materi…
6/2025/0435/VAR
2024 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1(Construction Environmental Management), Con…
6/2024/1102/COND
2024 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Submission of details pursuant of condition 2 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investiga…
6/2024/0889/COND
2023 Approved
Land associated with Flint Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
Erection of a detached one-and-a-half storey dwelling with associated landscaping and sit…
6/2023/2242/FULL
2023 Approved
Land associated with Flint Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
Erection of a detached one-and-a-half storey dwelling with associated landscaping and sit…
6/2023/2242/FULL
2023 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ
Variation of conditions 5 (Highways), 6 (Landscape and ecology management plan), 7 (Vehic…
6/2023/0994/VAR
2023 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ
Variation of conditions 5 (Highways), 6 (Landscape and ecology management plan), 7 (Vehic…
6/2023/0994/VAR
2023 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Variation of condition 19 (Approved Plans and Details) and associated conditions 5 (Highw…
6/2023/0987/VAR
2023 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Variation of condition 19 (Approved Plans and Details) and associated conditions 5 (Highw…
6/2023/0987/VAR
2021 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
Erection of 4 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping and s…
6/2021/3290/FULL
2021 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
Erection of 4 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping and s…
6/2021/3290/FULL
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.