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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
23,407Searchable applications
313Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 19,110 approved or refused records
2,675Refused applications

16,435 approved · 2,675 refused · 1,206 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2005 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Granted6/2018/2317/EM

    Reduce 1x Oak by 3m

    4 Digswell Park Cottages Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NN

    Received 10 Sept 2018
  2. Decided - Granted6/2020/1136/EMT

    Fell 1 x Cherry Tree Reduce 1 x Hazel Tree by 2.5m height & width Reduce 1 x Apple Tree over extended branch and prune in to a more aesthetic shape. Fell 1 x Ash Tree Fell 1 x Norway Maple Tree Reduce 1 x Cherry Plum Tree overlong branch in upper crown.

    17 Sheepcote Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QA

    Received 19 May 2020
  3. Decided - Granted6/2017/1628/EM

    Fell cherry tree

    23 Coltsfoot Welwyn Garden City AL7 3HZ

    Received 25 Jul 2017
  4. Decided - Granted6/2024/1053/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey side extension, front porch and new second floor front elevation window

    16 Comet Road Hatfield AL10 0SX

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  5. Decided - Withdrawn6/2017/0984/EM

    Replacement of Beech hedge to front left of property with traditional 5ft high picket fence, from front left elevation of property to start of pedestrian footpath

    1 Holwell Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3RA

    Received 8 May 2017
  6. Decided - Granted6/2020/2280/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for erection of single storey rear extension

    16 Horsa Gardens Hatfield AL10 9GF

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  7. Decided - Granted6/2023/0571/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey side extension following demolition of rear conservatory

    23 Marlborough Close Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0UG

    Received 14 Mar 2023
  8. Decided - Granted6/2020/1151/TPO

    Reduce 1 x Ash under TPO 694 (2017) by remove 2 low limbs Fell 1 x Lombardy Poplar to ground TPO 694 (2017)

    18 Mornington Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AJ

    Received 19 May 2020
  9. Decided - Granted6/2017/1920/EM

    1 x Poplar to reduce by 50% and 1 x Sycamore to fell to ground level

    35 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LQ

    Received 28 Aug 2017
  10. Decided - WithdrawnN6/2015/1374/TP

    DD Application - Fell dangerous Ash tree covered by and pollard second Ash tree to 10 metres to make safe TPO4

    St Francis Of Assisi Church, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  11. Decided - Granted6/2018/2854/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Existing Ground Levels) and 2 (Soft and hard landscape) on planning permission 6/2018/1461/HOUSE

    2 The Drive Welwyn AL6 0TR

    Received 6 Nov 2018
  12. Decided6/2026/0269/TC

    Crown reduce Hornbeam by 30%

    3 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SQ

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  13. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2024/0849/HOUSE

    Erection and retention of a tree house (part retrospective)

    2 Wych Elm Lane Welwyn AL6 9TG

    Received 7 May 2024
  14. Decided6/2024/2377/TC

    1x Damson/Plum to remove in sections to ground level

    38 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DN

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  15. Decided - Granted6/2020/2205/EMT

    Fell 3 conifers and 1 pine

    4 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RU

    Received 27 Aug 2020
  16. Decided - Granted6/2023/1994/EMT

    T1 Silver Birch -Crown reduce all round by 2-3 metres to maintain size and shape T2 Conifer -Reduce in height by 4-5 metres to maintain size for area T3 Macrocarpa -Remove dead branches for safety reasons as it appears to be dying T4 Lawson Cypress -reduce in height by 4-5 metres to maintain size for area

    22 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RY

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  17. Decided - Granted6/2025/0539/EM

    Installation of Electric Vehicle Charger

    61 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  18. Decided - Granted6/2022/2558/TPO

    T1 pine - fell to ground level as the tree has outgrown its location and is close to house and neighbouring property

    19 Heath Road Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0TP

    Received 8 Nov 2022
  19. Decided - Granted6/2024/0458/FULL

    The creation of two new door openings into the walled garden

    Northaw House Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NG

    Received 11 Mar 2024
  20. Decided - Granted6/2020/2663/EMT

    Reduce 1 x Lime tree by 25%

    8 Mountway Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JZ

    Received 13 Oct 2020
  21. Decided6/2019/2791/TC

    Reduce 1x Beech tree crown (T1) by 30%

    45 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

    Received 4 Nov 2019
  22. Decided - Granted6/2017/0481/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey conservatory

    29 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JT

    Received 13 Mar 2017
  23. Decided6/2020/1030/TC

    Reduce 1 x Copper Beech Tree by 30%

    78 Woodhall Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TF

    Received 7 May 2020
  24. Decided - Granted6/2026/1181/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 14 (Construction Phase Surface Water Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2024/2418/MAJ

    Land south of Welham Manor and west of Station Road, including 26 Station Road Welham Green AL9 7EL

    Received 7 Jul 2026

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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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