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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
36,152Searchable applications
333Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 30,126 approved or refused records
4,103Refused applications

26,023 approved · 4,103 refused · 1,903 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Granted6/2022/1333/EM

    Replace old PVC windows for new secure PVC windows like for like and new white garage door.

    38 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BP

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  2. Decided - Granted6/2020/0952/EMT

    Reduce 1 x Oak Tree by 30%

    36 Lodgefield Welwyn Garden City AL7 1SD

    Received 28 Apr 2020
  3. Decided - Granted6/2022/2685/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension

    13 Kentish Lane Brookmans Park Hertfordshire AL9 6NG

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  4. Decided - Granted6/2016/1283/EM

    Reduce height of Conifer hedge by upto 3m

    7 Heather Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XX

    Received 27 Jun 2016
  5. Decided - Granted6/2025/1568/HOUSE

    Installation of vehicle crossover and hardstanding

    63 Northaw Road West Northaw EN6 4NP

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  6. Decided - GrantedN6/2009/1601/TE

    REMOVAL OF LOWER LIMBS AND CUTTING BACK FROM NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY ON PLUM TREE AND REDUCTION OF HEIGHT BY 30% ON TWO SYCAMORE TREES

    GUESSENS COURT, GUESSENS ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE

    Received 29 Jul 2009
  7. Decided - WithdrawnS6/2007/1756/FP

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY AND TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSIONS FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DOUBLE GARAGE AND PORCH

    74 NEW PARK ROAD, NEWGATE STREET VILLAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG13 8RF

    Received 19 Nov 2007
  8. Decided - Refused6/2020/2687/FULL

    Erection of a dwelling following demolition of existing

    44 Mymms Drive Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7AF

    Received 15 Oct 2020
  9. Decided - Refused6/2016/1375/FULL

    Erection of chalet type bungalow

    51 Roe Green Close, Hatfield, AL10 9PF

    Received 6 Jul 2016
  10. Decided6/2020/1776/TC

    Coppice hedgerow to 6ft

    7 The Jinnings Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QB

    Received 20 Jul 2020
  11. Decided - GrantedC6/1988/0164/FP

    Two storey side extension

    29 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LD

    Received 1 Jan 1988
  12. Decided - Granted6/2022/0084/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension involving demolition of existing rear conservatory

    17 Monks Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NF

    Received 13 Jan 2022
  13. Decided - GrantedW6/2015/1194/TE

    Reduce Three Lime trees back to pollard points

    322 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NQ

    Received 5 Jun 2015
  14. Decided6/2022/0218/TC

    Removal of Eucalyptus tree and replace with a Prunus Accolade flowering Cherry tree in the same location REF: 2022/0270/EMT

    14 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RY

    Received 1 Feb 2022
  15. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/0968/DS

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (materials) of planning permission S6/2012/1883/LB

    Nast Hyde Farm, Wilkins Green Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9RF

    Received 8 May 2014
  16. Decided - Granted6/2017/2215/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (external lighting details) and 2 (car wash designated area) on planning permission 6/2017/0856/FULL

    Murphy Compound Ridgeway Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AD

    Received 29 Sept 2017
  17. Decided - Granted6/2022/1425/EM

    Erection of single storey side/rear extension, following demolition of conservatory

    14 Barleycroft Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JY

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  18. Decided - RefusedN6/2008/0431/MA

    Demolition of former Public House and erection of a replacement Public House with ancillary accommodation ( 1 no. two bedroom flat and 2 nos. one bedroom bedsits) and a residential development comprising 7 nos. three bed houses and 12 nos. two bed flats, with ancillary car parking, access and landscaping

    THE CHIEFTAIN, COLE GREEN LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTS, AL7 3JF

    Received 28 Feb 2008
  19. Decided - Granted6/2021/1492/HOUSE

    Erection of brick piers, brick wall with railings above, and installation of gate

    21 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BB

    Received 11 May 2021
  20. Decided - Refused6/2020/1143/OUTLINE

    Outline permission for erection of 1x dwelling with all matters reserved

    Swan Stables Woodside Lane Hatfield AL9 6DE

    Received 20 May 2020
  21. Decided - RefusedS6/2008/1685/FP

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    4 STAG GREEN AVENUE, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 5EA

    Received 28 Aug 2008
  22. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/0003/HH

    Prior approval application for the erection of single storey rear extension

    11 Warren Close, Hatfield, AL10 0AL

    Received 6 Jan 2014
  23. Decided - Granted6/2022/1130/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear infill extension and changes to external finishes

    18 Warren Way Digswell Welwyn AL6 0DH

    Received 16 May 2022
  24. Decided - Granted6/2019/2390/EM

    Reduce 1x Ash tree by 30% Reduce 1x Oak tree by 30%

    6 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL

    Received 27 Sept 2019

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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.

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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