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All trees to be felled to ground level and all are marked in orange paint T1-3, T5 and T12-13: Ash with advanced (stage 2 & 3) ADB with signifcant base cavities present T14: Large oak with extensive lower stem decay likely casued by fire damage T15 -T17: Ash with advanced (stage 2 & 3) ADB with cavities throughout stem and crown T18: Oak with extensive lower stem decay likely caused by fire damage T19: Ash with extensive lower stem decay likely caused by fire damage T20: Heavily leaning ash with stage 3 ADB All identified tree works are for H&S reasons (Stage 2 and Stage 3 ADB, plus structural decay resulting from fire damage) All arisings to be left on site and used to block unauthorised access by 4x4s and to prevent flytipping and further fire damage to trees. No re-planting proposed as felling is in a woodland setting, with natural regeneration present as well as suppressed intermediates & juvenile trees that will be released into the the upper canopy by proposed works. TPO 619 (2017) W1. TPO3 W10. TPO3 W11

North side of Byway 'Essendon 014' and within Harefield Wood Hatfield AL9 6BA

Decided - GrantedReference: 6/2023/1865/TPOWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided - Granted
Application type
WORKS TO TREES WITH TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Received
7 Sept 2023
Validated
7 Sept 2023
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Application overview

All trees to be felled to ground level and all are marked in orange paint T1-3, T5 and T12-13: Ash with advanced (stage 2 & 3) ADB with signifcant base cavities present T14: Large oak with extensive lower stem decay likely casued by fire damage T15 -T17: Ash with advanced (stage 2 & 3) ADB with cavities throughout stem and crown T18: Oak with extensive lower stem decay likely caused by fire damage T19: Ash with extensive lower stem decay likely caused by fire damage T20: Heavily leaning ash with stage 3 ADB All identified tree works are for H&S reasons (Stage 2 and Stage 3 ADB, plus structural decay resulting from fire damage) All arisings to be left on site and used to block unauthorised access by 4x4s and to prevent flytipping and further fire damage to trees. No re-planting proposed as felling is in a woodland setting, with natural regeneration present as well as suppressed intermediates & juvenile trees that will be released into the the upper canopy by proposed works. TPO 619 (2017) W1. TPO3 W10. TPO3 W11

Proposal details

Reference
6/2023/1865/TPO
Parish
Essendon
Agent
Mr Benjamin Manning

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Application location

North side of Byway 'Essendon 014' and within Harefield Wood Hatfield AL9 6BA

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Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (261 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 1IMG_7735.JPG (166 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 2IMG_7737.JPG (158 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 3IMG_7739.JPG (184 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 4IMG_7741.JPG (183 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 5IMG_7742.JPG (187 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 6IMG_7743.JPG (205 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 7IMG_7744.JPG (180 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 8IMG_7745.JPG (172 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 9IMG_7747.JPG (150 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 10IMG_7749.JPG (189 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 11IMG_7799.JPG (186 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree photo 12IMG_7800.JPG (197 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620231865TPO.pdf (534 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620231865TPO(1).pdf (18 kb)Not publishedView
Description: Tree Sketch and MapHarefield Wood TPO Consent Application Map.pdf (1118 kb)Not publishedView

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Decided - Granted
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