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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
37,138Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 30,960 approved or refused records
4,291Refused applications

26,669 approved · 4,291 refused · 1,999 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 - GrantedS6/2013/1846/FP

    Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    11 Bradmore Way, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, AL9 7QY

    Received 4 Sept 2013
  2. Decided - Granted6/2017/0723/TPO

    Fell 2 x Maple trees to ground level (T1 & T2) and reduce limbs on 1 x Ash tree to 3m (T3) - Conservation Area

    Parkway Community Health Centre Birdcroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EH

    Received 10 Apr 2017
  3. Decided - Granted6/2023/0653/FULL

    Change of use from a beauty parlour (Class E) to restaurant & takeaway (Sui Generis)

    14 Market Place Hatfield AL10 0LN

    Received 23 Mar 2023
  4. Decided6/2019/1973/TC

    Fell 1 x Conifer tree Fell 1 x Holly tree Crown lift 1 x Oak tree up to 5m

    25 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ

    Received 8 Aug 2019
  5. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1300/MA

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

    BROOKMANS PARK GM PRIMARY SCHOOL, Bradmore Way, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, Hertfordshire, AL9 7QY

    Received 30 Aug 2007
  6. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1426/FP

    Retention of rear dormer and single storey rear extension

    30 Astwick Avenue Hatfield AL10 9LA

    Received 25 Jun 2014
  7. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/1730/FP

    Erection of two front dormer windows

    42 Georges Wood Road, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7BT

    Received 8 Aug 2013
  8. Decided - Granted6/2024/2086/EM

    Installation of heat pump

    1 Great Break Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EZ

    Received 25 Oct 2024
  9. DecidedN6/2009/1443/CD

    APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF THE SITE FROM INDUSTRIAL USE (B2) TO WASTE USE (SUI GENERIS) FOR END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE (ELV) DISMANTLING AND DEPOLLUTION AND METAL RECYCLING, THE ERECTION OF A 2 METRE HIGH WALL WITH CHAIN LINK ABOVE TO AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 4 METRES IN THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE SITE AND A 3 METRE HIGH FENCE ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY

    WELWYN GARDEN CITY METALS, TEWIN ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTS, AL7 1RX

    Received 6 Jul 2009
  10. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/1130/FP

    Erection of single storey front extension

    40 Briars Lane Hatfield AL10 8ET

    Received 29 May 2013
  11. Decided - Granted6/2024/1531/LB

    Installation of two windows to replace existing windows

    3 Pennyfathers Lane Welwyn AL6 0EN

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  12. Decided - Granted6/2018/1952/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (materials) on planning permission 6/2018/0285/MAJ

    Unit 3 - 14 Bridgefields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RX

    Received 24 Jul 2018
  13. Decided - Granted6/2021/1330/HOUSE

    Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension; two storey side extension; front dormer and roof light; replacement pitched roof over existing front dormer; and erection of an outbuilding following demolition of existing garage.

    45 Cranfield Crescent Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4DZ

    Received 26 Apr 2021
  14. Decided6/2018/3299/TPO

    Prune two sycamore trees back to previous pruning

    13 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BB

    Received 7 Dec 2018
  15. Decided - Refused6/2021/1476/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of outbuilding studio in rear garden

    49 Lockley Crescent Hatfield AL10 0TL

    Received 10 May 2021
  16. Decided - Granted6/2017/2304/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on reserved matters planning permission 6/2015/1901/RM

    Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ

    Received 9 Oct 2017
  17. Decided - GrantedN6/2008/2185/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    89 ATTIMORE ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 6LG

    Received 14 Nov 2008
  18. Decided - Refused6/2018/0104/EM

    Erection of two storey side extension

    90 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DP

    Received 10 Jan 2018
  19. Decided6/2026/1507/TC

    1 x Crab Apple to reduce by approx 1.2m height and width

    10 Scholars Mews Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JQ

    Received 27 Aug 2026
  20. Decided - GrantedW6/2007/1499/EM

    ALTERATIONS TO GARAGE ELEVATION TO FORM WIDER GARAGE DOOR

    9 Ashley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LH

    Received 11 Oct 2007
  21. Decided6/2025/0354/TC

    T1 Lawson cypress fell to ground level T2 Hawthorn to reduce by approximately 1.2m height and 1m width T3 Apple to reduce by approximately 2m height and 1.2m width

    80 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SG

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  22. Decided - Granted6/2017/2030/FULL

    Change of use of existing retail unit (A1) to Sui-Generis for use as a car rental (office) facility.

    Unit 132 The Galleria Comet Way Hatfield AL10 0XR

    Received 12 Sept 2017
  23. Decided - Granted6/2024/1787/FULL

    Retrospective application for retention of covered gazebo including alterations, alterations to existing roof canopy and removal of smoking shelter.

    The Great Northern 54 Great North Road Hatfield AL9 5AE

    Received 16 Sept 2024
  24. Decided - RefusedN6/2008/0544/FP

    ERECTION OF BUILDING IN GROUNDS OF CARE HOME

    Three Oaks Care Home 14 Gwynfa Close Welwyn AL6 0PR

    Received 25 Mar 2008

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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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