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Welwyn Hatfield planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Welwyn Hatfield website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
36,767Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 30,628 approved or refused records
4,210Refused applications

26,418 approved · 4,210 refused · 1,976 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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 - Granted6/2020/1088/HOUSE

    Erection of outbuilding

    83 Bramble Road Hatfield AL10 9SB

    Received 14 May 2020
  2. Decided - Granted6/2026/0734/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Contamination through Surface Water Drainage), condition 5 (Surface Water Drainage Network) 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 27 Apr 2026
  3. Decided - Granted6/2023/1961/EM

    Conservatory roof replacement

    37 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BJ

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  4. Decided - Granted6/2023/0331/HOUSE

    Erection of poolhouse outbuilding, installation of external swimming pool, and re-grading of site with associated landscaping

    23A The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BB

    Received 10 Feb 2023
  5. Decided - Granted6/2017/0031/EM

    Fell maple located in front garden and reduce willow located in rear garden by 30%

    2 Little Lake Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RT

    Received 10 Jan 2017
  6. Decided - Granted6/2024/0749/EMT

    Removal of 2 branches on Walnut Tree to raise canopy 6 meters from the ground and removal of dead branch

    65 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6SH

    Received 23 Apr 2024
  7. Decided - GrantedN6/2012/2411/NM

    Non material amendment following approval of planning permission N6/2012/1673/FP - Development to be resited by 2 metres

    Land at Whitehall Car park, Welwyn, Herts

    Received 21 Nov 2012
  8. Decided6/2018/2510/TPO

    Reduce 1 x Maple tree by 1.5m height & width and 1 x Eucalyptus tree by 2m height covered by conservation area

    42 Turmore Dale Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HS

    Received 1 Oct 2018
  9. Decided - Granted6/2019/3250/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and alteration to front fenestration

    6 Georges Wood Road Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7BZ

    Received 30 Dec 2019
  10. Decided - Granted6/2017/0406/EM

    Dismantle HG1 medium Copper Beech Hedge group located at the front of the house.

    1 Holwell Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3RA

    Received 1 Mar 2017
  11. Decided - Granted6/2020/2263/FULL

    New Parking Canopy and Weather Shelter

    6 West Burrowfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4TW

    Received 3 Sept 2020
  12. Decided - Granted6/2026/1433/HOUSE

    Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension with insertion of window to side elevation

    117 Stonecross Road Hatfield AL10 0HS

    Received 13 Aug 2026
  13. Decided - GrantedN6/2013/0852/FP

    Erection of single storey front and rear extension

    29 Gresley Close, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QA

    Received 26 Apr 2013
  14. Decided - Granted6/2016/2645/COUNTY

    Proposed extension to Hatfield Quarry for the extraction of approximately 0.45 million tonnes of sand and gravel from within 17.7ha of land known as Furze Field, involving retention of the quarry access road and site infrastructure facilities and restoration of the extension area to agricultural land and mixed habitats including wetlands, acid grassland and woodland planting

    Hatfield Cemex Quarry Oaklands Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0HS

    Received 9 Dec 2016
  15. Decided - Granted6/2024/0828/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition number 3 (Construction Environment Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2023/1898/FULL

    58 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AW

    Received 1 May 2024
  16. Decided - Granted6/2019/1966/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey front porch and canopy, single storey side extension and two storey rear extension

    13 Bradgate Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RW

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  17. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/0895/AD

    ILLUMINATED FASCIA AND PROJECTING SIGN

    UNIT 2 PARK HOUSE COURT, COMET SQUARE, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL10 9RQ

    Received 19 Jun 2007
  18. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/0548/TE

    Removal of one Silver Birch tree and one Conifer tree

    44 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6SJ

    Received 7 Mar 2014
  19. Decided - Split6/2021/1294/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (sample of materials), 2 (details of crown roof),3 (soft and hard landscape plan), 8 (visibility splays) & 9 (swept path analysis) on planning permission 6/2020/1588/FULL

    48 Bradmore Way Hatfield AL9 7QX

    Received 22 Apr 2021
  20. Decided - Granted6/2022/1341/HOUSE

    Erection of single story front, part single storey and part two storey rear extension, following demolition of conservatory

    44 Chelwood Avenue Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 0RE

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  21. Decided - Granted6/2023/0234/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (materials) on planning permission 6/2021/3316/HOUSE

    12 Cromer Hyde Lane Lemsford Welwyn Garden City AL8 7XE

    Received 31 Jan 2023
  22. Decided - Granted6/2016/0180/EM

    Replacement of existing timber framed Georgian windows on the first floor to the rear of property

    14 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LE

    Received 1 Feb 2016
  23. Under Consideration6/2026/1221/EM

    Installation of air conditioning to the first floor with condenser unit to the left side wall

    14 Turmore Dale Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HS

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  24. Decided - Granted6/2023/1220/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side extension, installation of one rear and two front dormers to facilitate the conversion of the loft into habitable space

    29 Westland Drive Brookmans Park AL9 7UG

    Received 8 Jun 2023

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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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