11 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/0924/TC - TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Oak to reduce back to previous pruning points (approx 1.5m in height and width). Lawson Cypress (under Oak) to reduce by 3m in height. Trim sides hard while maintaining green. 1 x Eucalyptus to reduce by approximately 2m height. 1 x Willow to reduce by approximately 2m in height and 1.5m in width. 1 x Lawson Cypress to fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620260924TC.pdf (146 kb) Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620260924TC(3).pdf (168 kb) Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF location plan.pdf (155 kb) Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (226 kb) Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 0484EMT.pdf (244 kb) Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Welwyn Garden City 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 151 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 328 m away: Sherrardspark Wood SSSI; Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £830,000 in February 2026. Detached house, leasehold.

9 February 2026£830,000
29 September 2004£429,000
31 May 1995£137,500

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

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, 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 7RX
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 6 days slower than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
449decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Reduce 1 x Oak crown by 20%
6/2019/2433/TC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
30 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
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2025 Approved
10 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
1 x Silver birch to remove in sections to ground level The tree is dead
6/2025/1952/TC
2025 Approved
10 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
Fell dead birch tree
6/2025/1833/EMT
2025 Approved
10 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
1 x Silver birch to remove in sections to ground level The tree is dead
6/2025/1952/TC
2025 Approved
10 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
Fell dead birch tree
6/2025/1833/EMT
2024 Approved
24 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
Fell 2 x Cypress Fell 1 x Birch Fell 1 x Hawthorn
6/2024/2167/EMT
2024 Approved
Hornbeams 24 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ
Fell 2 x Cypress Fell 1 x Birch Fell 1 x Hawthorn
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2024 Approved
5 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
Reduce 1 x Hornbeam by 2m. To reduce the left-hand stem of the 3 stems by 3m.
6/2024/1652/TC
2024 Approved
7 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
1x Magnolia to lift to 2.4m above ground level, shorten limbs growing over neighbouring b…
6/2024/1926/TC
2024 Approved
7 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
1x Magnolia to lift to 2.4m above ground level, shorten limbs growing over neighbouring b…
6/2024/1929/EMT
2024 Approved
12 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RU
1 x Hawthorn to fell.
6/2024/1924/TC
2024 Approved
12 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RU
1 x Hawthorn to fell.
6/2024/1925/EMT
2024 Approved
3 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
Replacement of existing driveway surface (concrete, tarmac and paving) with SUDS complian…
6/2024/1479/EM
2024 Approved
5 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX
1 x Hornbeam to reduce lateral growth over the garden of 37 digswell park road by approxi…
6/2024/1654/EMT
2024 Approved
16 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RU
65ft Copper Beech to reduce by 30% 20ft Apple tree to reduce by 30%
6/2024/1305/EMT
2024 Withdrawn
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Change of use from amenity land to residential, to facilitate extension of existing dropp…
6/2024/1319/FULL
2024 Approved
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65ft Copper Beech to reduce by 30% 20ft Apple tree to reduce by 30%
6/2024/1301/TC
2024 Approved
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Installation of solar panels on rear roof and garage
6/2024/0490/EM
2024 Approved
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6/2024/0127/TC
2017 Approved
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Extend existing hardstanding.
6/2017/2710/EM
2017 Approved
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To extend existing hardstanding and rebuilding of boundary walls
6/2017/1752/EM
2017 Refused
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Extension of existing driveway and alterations to existing front door steps
6/2017/1825/EM
2017 Approved
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Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
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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
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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

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.