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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
21,758Searchable applications
297Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 17,630 approved or refused records
2,504Refused applications

15,126 approved · 2,504 refused · 1,114 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2005 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and buildingLocal plan Our Local PlanPre-application advice Pre-application advice (planning applications)Conservation areas Schedule of properties removed from the Welwyn Conservation AreaArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Decided - Granted6/2024/0816/FULL

    Flats 1 - 10 - Replacement of windows and doors along with external wall insulation work and applying a waterproof membrane to the flat roof

    19 Meadow Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SS

    Received 30 Apr 2024
  2. Decided - Granted6/2024/0315/ADV

    Installation of free-standing non-illuminating sign

    Digswell Village Church Warren Way Digswell Welwyn AL6 0DH

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  3. Decided - Granted6/2018/0816/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and a two storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory and study and the installation of 2 rear rooflights

    2 Rayfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7HR

    Received 27 Mar 2018
  4. Decided - Granted6/2019/2730/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (construction management plan) on planning permission 6/2018/3110/MAJ

    Ratcliff Tail Lifts Ltd Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1ET

    Received 30 Oct 2019
  5. Decided - Split6/2026/0908/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 14 (sustainable drainage scheme), 15 (verification report) and 16 (details of all units) on planning permission 6/2023/0907/FULL

    59 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AL

    Received 21 May 2026
  6. Decided - Granted6/2021/3087/FULL

    Internal and external alterations to facilitate the use as a restaurant, including the installation of an extraction system, external flue, air conditioning units, alterations to windows/doors and a WC ventilation grill

    1 Church Street Welwyn AL6 9LL

    Received 28 Oct 2021
  7. Decided - Granted6/2026/0921/FULL

    Erection of a substation and ancillary infrastructure

    17 Tewin Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1BD

    Received 22 May 2026
  8. Decided - Granted6/2024/1678/HOUSE

    Erection of part two storey rear and side, part first floor front, rear and side, part single storey front and lower ground rear extensions with roof terrace, incorporating new roof structure with raised ridge height and associated alterations

    29 Hanyards Lane Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AT

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  9. Decided - Refused6/2023/2441/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (Details of Refuse Bin and Recycling Materials Storage Bins) and 4 (Landscape Details) on planning permission 6/2023/0731/FULL

    34B High Street Welwyn AL6 9EQ

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  10. Decided - Refused6/2025/2544/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey infill extension to hospice to create new store. Alterations to fenestration, installation of 5 rooflights, repainting and reconfiguration of car park line markings, installation of four EV charging points and lockable 10-space cycle store with the removal of a small central island within the car park

    Isabel Hospice Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4GN

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  11. Decided - Granted6/2022/0965/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension to extend the family room and kitchen/dining area accommodation

    2 Oakwell Drive Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4EZ

    Received 25 Apr 2022
  12. Decided - Granted6/2018/0683/FULL

    Erection of two storey residential dwelling

    2 The Cottages Bull Stag Green Hatfield AL9 5DF

    Received 13 Mar 2018
  13. Decided - Granted6/2021/0209/EM

    Single storey rear extension, new fenestration and internal alterations

    95 Broomhills Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RE

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  14. Decided - Granted6/2019/2164/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension and associated works

    12 Warren Way Digswell Welwyn AL6 0DH

    Received 2 Sept 2019
  15. Decided6/2019/2490/TC

    Fell 1x Plum tree

    9 Little Youngs Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SL

    Received 7 Oct 2019
  16. Decided - Granted6/2023/1415/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey front extension

    2 The Beeches Welwyn AL6 9LE

    Received 6 Jul 2023
  17. Decided - Granted6/2019/2403/EM

    1 x Leyland Cypress tree Cut back all overhang

    18 Meadow Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SS

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  18. Decided - Granted6/2026/0762/EMT

    T1 x Juniper to fell.

    32 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DN

    Received 30 Apr 2026
  19. Decided - Granted6/2023/2355/EM

    New front and side doors

    16 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RZ

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  20. Decided - Granted6/2022/1397/HOUSE

    Erection of ancillary outbuilding

    12 Woodgate Avenue Northaw Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 4EW

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  21. Decided - Granted6/2022/0100/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey front, part single, part two storey rear and first floor side extensions

    375 St Albans Road West Hatfield AL10 9RU

    Received 14 Jan 2022
  22. Decided - Refused6/2017/2687/FULL

    Erection of a two storey side and rear extension to create a self-contained 4-bed maisonette and the installation of 1 side and 1 rear dormer window to facilitate loft conversion to habitable space

    13 The Gardens Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7UL

    Received 20 Nov 2017
  23. Decided - Granted6/2020/1895/HOUSE

    Erection of part single/part two storey side and rear extension and single storey front extension

    2D Plough Hill Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4DR

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  24. Decided - Granted6/2018/1598/EM

    Installation of a window to front of property to replace existing window.

    223 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7QL

    Received 14 Jun 2018

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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.

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