37 Ramblers Way Welwyn Garden City AL7 2JU

1. 1.The proposed works would have a detrimental effect on the amenity value of the trees and the wider treebelt group and significantly impact on the streetscene, local environment and its enjoyment by the public. The proposal is therefore contrary to section 198(1) of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
2. 2.The proposed works are inappropriate for the trees and do not comply with British Standard 3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations. No justification has been given as to why the works, for which consent is being sought, deviate from best arboricultural practice. Therefore the application is contrary to section 198(1) of The Town and Country planning Act 1990.
3. 3.The proposed works would have a detrimental effect on the longevity of the trees and therefore diminish the trees contribution to the local environment and its enjoyment by the public. The proposal is therefore contrary to section 198(1) of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
4. 4.The proposed tree works are not justified as they will not resolve the reasons put forward in support of it. The application is therefore contrary to section 16 of The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012.
5. 5.Plan Revision Details Received Date Number Number Map 15 April 2026 Matt Wilson Assistant Director (Planning) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 • If this is a decision to refuse permission for - a householder application, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority's decision then you must do so within 12 weeks of the date of this notice; - a minor commercial application, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority's decision then you must do so within 12 weeks of the date of this notice; - an application for advertisement consent, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority's decision then you must do so within 8 weeks of the date of this notice; - works in respect to a tree preservation order application, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority's decision then you must do so within 28 days of the date of this notice; - a lawful development certificate, there is no time restriction. • For all other appeals, if you want to appeal against your local planning authority's decision then you must do so within 6 months of the date of this notice.• • Appeals must be made using a form which you can get from the Secretary of State at Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN or online at www.gov.uk/governmentlorganisations/planning-inspectorate. For appeals against works in respect to tree preservation orders, the online address is https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tree-preservation-order-appeal-form • The Secretary of State can allow a longer period for giving notice of an appeal, but will not normally be prepared to use this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal. • The Secretary of State need not consider an appeal if it seems to the Secretary of State that the local planning authority could not have granted planning permission for the proposed development or could not have granted it without the conditions they imposed, having regard to the statutory requirements, to the provisions of any development order and to any directions given under a development order. In practice, the Secretary of State does not refuse to consider appeals solely because the local planning authority based their decision on a direction given by the Secretary of State. • If you intend to submit an appeal that you would like examined by inquiry then you must notify the Local Planning Authority and Planning Inspectorate (inquiryappeals@planninginspectorate.gov.uk) at least 10 days before submitting the appeal. Further details are on GOV.UK. Purchase Notices • If either the local planning authority or the Secretary of State refuses permission to develop land or grants it subject to conditions, the owner may claim that the owner can neither put the land to a reasonably beneficial use in its existing state nor render the land capable of a reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted. • In these circumstances, the owner may serve a purchase notice on the Council in whose area the land is situated. This notice will require the Council to purchase the owner's interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I of Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

AL7 2JU

Application type

WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

16 April 2026

Agent address

Horsa Hut Cheverells Green Markyate AL3 8AB

UPRN

100080983508