Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,539 approved · 2,014 refused · 916 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2005 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
43 Brookmans Avenue Hatfield AL9 7QH
Received 26 Aug 202121 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BB
Received 8 Mar 201931 Kentish Lane Brookmans Park AL9 6NG
Received 30 Jul 2026Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN
Received 20 Feb 2020Cuffley Hills Barn The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AY
Received 2 Oct 202522 Hawkshead Lane Hatfield AL9 7TB
Received 25 Nov 202016 Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TY
Received 13 Feb 202551 School Lane Welwyn AL6 9PL
Received 2 May 201973 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LG
Received 17 Dec 202510 Aldock Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QF
Received 17 Nov 2020Hertfordshire Police Station Comet Way Hatfield AL10 9SJ
Received 26 Nov 20252 Mannicotts Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BW
Received 12 Jul 202217B Mornington Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AJ
Received 27 Oct 202529 Far End Hatfield AL10 8TG
Received 6 May 2025Northaw House Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NG
Received 24 Apr 2020Street Record Parkhouse Court Hatfield AL10 9QZ
Received 5 Sept 202444 Crossway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EE
Received 7 Feb 202321 Hanyards Lane Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AT
Received 9 Oct 2019Lockleys Drive Car Park Lockleys Drive Welwyn AL6 9LU
Received 28 Jan 2026209 Knella Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3NT
Received 26 Aug 2025Hill-Top Neighbourhood Centre Hatfield AL10 8HZ
Received 16 Jun 202112 Briary Wood Lane Welwyn AL6 0TF
Received 7 Feb 202248 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LP
Received 3 Jul 202583 Broomhills Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RE
Received 7 Jun 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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