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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
34,285Searchable applications
313Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 28,643 approved or refused records
3,786Refused applications

24,857 approved · 3,786 refused · 1,784 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided6/2020/2078/TC

    Fell1x dead and dangerous Ash Tree

    59 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HS

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  2. Decided - Granted6/2021/0495/EMT

    Reduce crown of Beech Tree by 3-4m

    6 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ

    Received 15 Feb 2021
  3. Decided - Refused6/2022/0355/EMT

    T1 - Oak: To reduce height & width by 2.5 to 3 meters To prevent the overshadowed garden from becoming more so. This tree has been heavily reduced in the past and now has about 5 meters of regrowth from the previous pruning points.

    5 Reddings Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LA

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  4. Decided - Granted6/2016/0691/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey and part two storey rear extension and single storey side wall.

    99 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6SP

    Received 15 Apr 2016
  5. Decided - GrantedN6/2009/2743/FP

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    68 PENTLEY PARK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7SG

    Received 23 Dec 2009
  6. Decided - Granted6/2019/1289/EM

    Replacement of garden building

    39 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD

    Received 31 May 2019
  7. Decided - Withdrawn6/2016/1597/EM

    Installation of new windows

    57 Marsden Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YH

    Received 4 Aug 2016
  8. Decided - Withdrawn6/2016/2506/HOUSE

    Erection of front porch with alterations to fenestrations. Conversion of existing garage and erection of first floor side extension. Removal of 2 chimneys. Erection of cabin to the rear. Enlargement of existing hardstanding and associated landscaping to front.

    14 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QR

    Received 24 Nov 2016
  9. Decided - Granted6/2018/2271/PN8

    Prior approval for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring 3.41m in depth, 2.9m in height, 2.2m to the eaves

    31 Haseldine Meadows Hatfield AL10 8HA

    Received 5 Sept 2018
  10. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0796/DS

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 5 (Materials), 6 (Refuse and Recycling Storage), 7 (Site Management) and 8 (Water Efficiency) from planning application S6/2012/0274/S73B

    2 Bradmore Way, Brookmans Park, HATFIELD, AL9 7QX

    Received 17 Apr 2013
  11. Decided - Granted6/2017/0216/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    17 Ingles Welwyn Garden City AL8 7HE

    Received 3 Feb 2017
  12. Decided - Refused6/2024/1073/HOUSE

    Extensions and alterations to an existing detached ancillary outbuilding currently in use as a hall with a proposed use as ancillary storage to include the creation of a new porch entrance, erection of two gable extensions with ramped access, roof alterations to include a change to the roof form from a hip to a part hipped, part gabled roof, along with various fenestration alterations and change to materials

    3 Barneswood Digswell Welwyn AL6 0EU

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  13. Decided - Granted6/2018/0462/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the construction of a rear dormer window to facilitate loft conversion and alterations to rear fenestration to provide double glass doors.

    14 Chambers Grove Welwyn Garden City AL7 4FQ

    Received 15 Feb 2018
  14. Decided - Granted6/2022/2783/PN8

    Prior approval for flat roof single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, 3m in height and 2.4m to the eaves

    64 Bishops Rise Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9HH

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  15. Decided - Granted6/2024/0433/EM

    Replacement Driveway

    2 Handside Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR

    Received 6 Mar 2024
  16. Decided - Granted6/2022/0676/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side extension and part single storey and part two storey rear extension, insertion of roof light and alterations to openings

    178 Heronswood Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EU

    Received 22 Mar 2022
  17. Decided6/2025/1938/TC

    1 x Silver birch to remove in sections to ground level. removing as crown declining with one side practically dead 1 x Apple to reduce by approximately 1.2m height and width reduce to retain size and shape

    23 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BE

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  18. Decided6/2025/1953/TC

    T2 - Ash to remove lower cluster of branches back to the boundary line, reduce upper section by around 2.5m - overhang is becoming excessive and a nuisance

    24 Sheepcote Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QD

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  19. Decided - Granted6/2022/1850/EM

    Erection of first floor rear and single storey rear extensions, with insertion of rooflight, alterations to openings to rear elevation and single storey front extension.

    10 Warren Dale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7HN

    Received 8 Aug 2022
  20. Decided - GrantedN6/2013/0096/FP

    Erection of rear extension

    The Doctors Tonic, Church Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6PR

    Received 18 Jan 2013
  21. Decided - Granted6/2019/0839/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    1 Roundwood Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JZ

    Received 8 Apr 2019
  22. Decided - Refused6/2016/1503/EM

    Erection of single storey flat roof rear extension following the removal of hedge to the front garden

    453 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HP

    Received 22 Jul 2016
  23. Decided - GrantedN6/2013/2506/FP

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    21 Leysdown, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2PY

    Received 26 Nov 2013
  24. Decided - Refused6/2018/1304/HOUSE

    Erection of two-storey side extension

    6 Honeycroft Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HR

    Received 17 May 2018

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