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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
39,682Searchable applications
343Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,226 approved or refused records
4,746Refused applications

28,480 approved · 4,746 refused · 2,169 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - GrantedS6/2004/0799/FP

    ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY

    10 Cranborne Road Hatfield AL10 8AP

    Received 1 Jun 2004
  2. Decided - GrantedS6/2009/1179/FP

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND RETENTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY, FOLLOWING DEMOLITON OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND GARAGE EXTENSIONS

    49 MOFFATS LANE, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7RX

    Received 3 Jun 2009
  3. Decided - Refused6/2016/0960/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey front extension and alterations to openings

    54 Hawbush Rise Welwyn AL6 9PP

    Received 17 May 2016
  4. Decided - Granted6/2019/2480/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (Soft and Hard Landscaping) and condition 6 (Bin Store) on planning permission 6/2019/0814/FULL

    55 Bishops Rise Hatfield AL10 9BX

    Received 4 Oct 2019
  5. Under Consideration6/2026/0962/COND

    Submission of details pursuant of condition 12 (drainage) on planning permission 6/2024/0628/FULL

    Glendee Boarding Kennels Dixons Hill Close Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7EN

    Received 2 Jun 2026
  6. DecidedN6/2008/1562/TC

    REMOVAL OF CONIFERS FROM FRONT GARDEN

    17 ROUNDWOOD DRIVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7JZ

    Received 19 Aug 2008
  7. Decided - Refused6/2021/0629/PN11

    Change of use from first floor offices to residential use (B1-C3)

    31A Howardsgate Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AP

    Received 25 Feb 2021
  8. Decided - Granted6/2023/1306/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension with insertion of rooflights, single storey front infill extension and garage conversion, to include replacement of garage door with window and raising of garage roof

    52 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BP

    Received 21 Jun 2023
  9. Decided - Granted6/2019/3207/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey front extension, first floor rear extension, creation of lower ground floor storage/cellar and installation of four skylights

    1B Harmer Dell Welwyn AL6 0BE

    Received 20 Dec 2019
  10. Decided - Granted6/2019/0077/TPO

    Re-pollard trees back to historical pruning points. (T1,2,3,4,8,7,9,10) Re-pollard and reduce stem by 1.5m in height (T,5,6)- covered by TPO 98 (G3)

    14 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD

    Received 11 Jan 2019
  11. Decided - GrantedS6/2015/1350/FP

    Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension

    61 Pooleys Lane Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7LG

    Received 24 Jun 2015
  12. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0974/FP

    Change of use of ground floor from B1 (Offices) to Sui Generis (Mix use office and training facility) works to include alterations to car park

    The Colonnades Beaconsfield Close Hatfield AL10 8YE

    Received 8 May 2013
  13. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2021/0349/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of new vehicle hard standing x2 cars

    34 Haseldine Meadows Hatfield AL10 8HB

    Received 4 Feb 2021
  14. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0910/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    18 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LA

    Received 15 Jun 2004
  15. Decided - GrantedN6/2007/1392/FP

    ERECTION OF A ONE AND A HALF STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, INSERTION OF FRONT AND REAR DORMRS AND JULIET BALCONY TO SIDE ELEVATION

    Gayton Ayot Little Green Lane Ayot St Peter Welwyn AL6 9BD

    Received 20 Sept 2007
  16. Decided - Granted6/2019/3229/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension

    10 Woodgate Avenue Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4EW

    Received 23 Dec 2019
  17. Decided - GrantedN6/2015/0560/FP

    Erection of four semi detached dwellings following the demolition of existing public house

    The Fox Public House 21 New Road Woolmer Green Knebworth SG3 6JX

    Received 17 Mar 2015
  18. Decided6/2023/2390/TC

    Ornamental Malus and Mophead Robina to reduce crown by 25-30% (approximately 5-6ft) in front garden

    10 Walden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PF

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  19. Decided - Granted6/2020/0097/TPO

    Fell 1x Lime tree (TPO 187 G1)

    99 Bridge Road East Welwyn Garden City AL7 1GL

    Received 15 Jan 2020
  20. Decided - GrantedW6/2013/2469/TE

    Reduce Bay tree by 33%

    27 Barleycroft Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JX

    Received 7 Nov 2013
  21. Decided - Refused6/2019/1394/HOUSE

    Erection of Conservatory

    Woodfield House Woodfield Lane Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 6JJ

    Received 11 Jun 2019
  22. Decided - Split6/2015/2009/COND

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (landscaping) on planning permission S6/2014/2040/FP

    10 Bishops Rise, Hatfield, AL10 9HB

    Received 28 Sept 2015
  23. Decided - Granted6/2018/1577/EM

    Erection of single storey side and two storey rear extension with loft conversion and installation of dormer window (amended description to remove proposed side dormer window, install side rooflight, minor alterations to ground floor windows and doors dated 16/8/2018)

    41 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DH

    Received 12 Jun 2018
  24. Decided - Granted6/2017/0139/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    110 Mill Green Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XE

    Received 26 Jan 2017

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