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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 dates24,623Searchable applications
313Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 20,183 approved or refused records
2,788Refused applications
17,395 approved · 2,788 refused · 1,297 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2005 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning 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
- Decided - Withdrawn6/2022/0421/FULL
Erection of replacement building
Timber Yard Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NE
Received 23 Feb 2022 - Decided6/2022/2559/FULL
Installation of a dropped kerb to facilitate a carriage driveway
20 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TH
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided - Withdrawn6/2022/1725/TC
Reduce 4 x Sycamore by 50% Reduce 2 x Yew & Holly by 50% Reduce 1x Yew by 50% Remove 2 x wingnut shrub
The Rectory 1 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AN
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Decided - Granted6/2018/0880/EM
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 3 Apr 2018 - Decided - Refused6/2019/2084/FULL
Change of use of lower level, ground floor level and part of first floor level to gymnasium and fitness studio (Use Class D2); retention of office (Use Class B1) on part of first floor level; installation of 6no condenser units; external staircase; timber cladding and additional glazing to front (west) elevation and alterations to openings
Cedar House, Sopers Road, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4RY
Received 21 Aug 2019 - Decided6/2023/0954/TC
Fell 2 x apple tree, fell Lawson cypress, and Reduce Lawson cypress by 30%
8 Meadow Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SS
Received 4 May 2023 - Decided - Granted6/2016/0452/LB
Removal of Victorian Bath
Brocket Hall, Brocket Park, Marford Road, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XG
Received 17 Mar 2016 - Decided - Granted6/2025/1923/EM
Installation of new wooden shed and wooden sauna following removal of existing shed
10 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LF
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided - Granted6/2021/3375/HOUSE
Loft conversion including insertion of two rear dormers and three front roof lights
23 Great Braitch Lane Hatfield AL10 9FD
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided - Granted6/2025/0664/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1(C) (Site investigation and post investigation assessment) , 3 (Slate Vents) and 4 (Methodology for re-slating of roof) on planning permission 6/2024/1045/LB
1 Woodhill House Kentish Lane Hatfield AL9 6JY
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided - Granted6/2016/0714/EM
Erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to driveway following demolition of an existing single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the house
4 The Links, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7DS
Received 13 Apr 2016 - Under Consultation6/2026/1752/OUTLINE
Outline planning application (with all matters other than primary access reserved) for up to 200 dwellings, including public open space, landscaping, surface water drainage, and associated infrastructure, with means of primary vehicular access from Northaw Road East
Land South of King George V Playing Fields Northaw Road East Cuffley EN6 4RD
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Decided - Granted6/2020/3460/EM
Erection of a wooden summerhouse in rear garden. Measurements will be: length 3.71m, width 3.1m, max height 2.5m.
254 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TG
Received 30 Dec 2020 - Decided - Granted6/2022/1680/EMT
T1 Conifer tree in rear garden - fell to ground level
3 The Pastures Welwyn Garden City AL7 4PX
Received 15 Jul 2022 - Decided - Granted6/2024/1033/HOUSE
Erection of a single storey rear/ side extension, raising of existing flat roof to side extension and insertion of rooflight into existing roof
27 Roundwood Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JZ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided - Granted6/2024/0611/LAWE
Certificate for the existing lawfulness for HMO
69 High Dells Hatfield AL10 9JD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided - Granted6/2023/1778/EMT
T1 Fell dead Cherry tree to leave a stump approximately 1m high T2 Crown reduction of Apple tree back to previous cuts, approximately 3-4m from branch tips T3 Fell frost damaged Eucalyptus tree by house to ground level and eco-plug the stump
6 Hall Grove Welwyn Garden City AL7 4PN
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Decided - Granted6/2021/3192/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (scaled plan of both hard and soft landscaping works), 8 (glazing and ventilation scheme), 9 (details of noise from plant and equipment), and 10 (noise survey) on planning application 6/2019/2782/VAR.
Plot 6000 Hatfield Business Park Hatfield AL10 9UA
Received 8 Nov 2021 - Decided - Granted6/2016/1812/HOUSE
Erection of ground floor side and rear extension
5 Thornton Road, Little Heath, Potters Bar, EN6 1JJ
Received 5 Sept 2016 - Decided - Withdrawn6/2022/2601/HOUSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension with insertion of rooflight, following demolition of existing conservatory
20 Leysdown Welwyn Garden City AL7 2PY
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Decided - Granted6/2018/2638/PN8
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5m in depth, 4m in height, 3m to the eaves
105 The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RZ
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided - Granted6/2021/2027/TPO
Reduce 1 x Oak tree, 1 x Sweet Chestnut tree, 1 x Hornbeam tree by 25% and remove deadwood covered by TPO
1 Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RG
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decided - Granted6/2016/1197/EM
Removal of Silver birch tree
1 Nursery Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1SF
Received 13 Jun 2016 - Decided - Granted6/2019/2448/EM
Reduce 1 x Cherry tree limb by 2m and remove lowest branch to north east.
4 Digswell Park Cottages Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NN
Received 2 Oct 2019
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What these statistics cover
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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