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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
36,765Searchable applications
335Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 30,626 approved or refused records
4,210Refused applications

26,416 approved · 4,210 refused · 1,976 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 - Granted6/2018/2425/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    18 Birch Drive Hatfield AL10 8NX

    Received 21 Sept 2018
  2. Decided - RefusedN6/2014/1299/AD

    Installation of one banner sign advertising the residential development

    Unit 1 Sterling Court, Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1FT

    Received 6 Jun 2014
  3. Decided - Granted6/2020/3079/EM

    Demotion of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey rear extension

    122 Sweet Briar Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EA

    Received 19 Nov 2020
  4. Decided - Granted6/2019/2277/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (tree protection measures) on planning permission 6/2019/1454/HOUSE

    31 Ayot Green Ayot St Peter Welwyn AL6 9AB

    Received 13 Sept 2019
  5. Decided - Granted6/2019/1925/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (Archaeological scheme of investigation) on planning permission 6/2018/3054/MAJ

    Bush Hall Hotel Chequers Hatfield AL9 5NT

    Received 6 Aug 2019
  6. Decided - Granted6/2017/0982/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    43 Newfields Welwyn Garden City AL8 6YS

    Received 8 May 2017
  7. Decided - Withdrawn6/2023/1162/HOUSE

    Erection of a two storey rear extension

    56 Digswell Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PW

    Received 1 Jun 2023
  8. Decided - Granted6/2019/0756/LAWP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for conversion of garage

    32 Station Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7PG

    Received 29 Mar 2019
  9. DecidedN6/2015/0387/TC

    Reduce Two Oak trees by 20% and remove deadwood

    19 Coneydale, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RX

    Received 25 Feb 2015
  10. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/0446/TE

    Removal of Conifer tree

    10 Digswell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PA

    Received 27 Feb 2014
  11. Decided - GrantedW6/2008/2437/EM

    RETENTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY

    114 UPLANDS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7EQ

    Received 12 Dec 2008
  12. Decided - Granted6/2026/1040/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 23 (first use of the commercial element) on planning permission 6/2021/1987/VAR

    1 Town Centre Hatfield AL10 0JZ

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  13. Decided - Granted6/2018/0017/FULL

    Erection of two 4-bedroom detached dwellings following demolition of existing dwelling

    65 Georges Wood Road Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7BX

    Received 3 Jan 2018
  14. Appeal Decided - Allowed6/2017/2538/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side extension, first floor rear extension and alterations to openings

    14 Maran Avenue Welwyn AL6 9HS

    Received 1 Nov 2017
  15. Decided - Granted6/2025/1842/EMT

    Acer to selectively reduce to form a more balanced shape. Right hand side height to be reduced by approximately 1m (to match rest of tree). Rest of tree 0.5m focusing mainly on overextending limbs. Lowest limb over summerhouse to be reduced away from summerhouse. To retain shape as its in close proximity to building and neighbours garden

    40 Kirklands Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RD

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  16. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1549/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF SIDE (SOUTH) DORMER WINDOW

    55 WESTLAND DRIVE, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7UG

    Received 22 Oct 2007
  17. Decided - GrantedN6/2014/1988/FP

    Installation of new shopfront including relocation of door

    31 Stonehills, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NA

    Received 19 Aug 2014
  18. Decided - GrantedN6/2009/1428/FP

    PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BOUNDARY FENCE AND VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES

    HOLY FAMILY RC SCHOOL, CROOKHAMS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 1PG

    Received 7 Jul 2009
  19. Decided - Refused6/2026/0683/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey flat roof canopy with openable roof panels over the existing patio area.

    Suttons Farmhouse Woodcock Hill St Albans AL4 9HJ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  20. Decided - Granted6/2017/2172/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey front extension and conversion of garage to habitable space with installation of front window

    43 Rivenhall End Welwyn Garden City AL7 2PL

    Received 25 Sept 2017
  21. Decided - Granted6/2016/0804/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey ground floor extension with dormer to first floor

    4 Wheatfield, Hatfield, AL10 0JB

    Received 28 Apr 2016
  22. Decided - Granted6/2019/3143/EM

    Formation of block paving and expansion of front door steps

    46 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ

    Received 12 Dec 2019
  23. Decided - Granted6/2019/2227/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side, rear extension

    32 Colgrove Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HU

    Received 9 Sept 2019
  24. Decided - Granted6/2017/2572/TPO

    1 x oak to remove 1 low limb, also to reduce lower canopy by 2.5m in width covered by TPO 252 (2002)

    4 Scholars Mews Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JQ

    Received 7 Nov 2017

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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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