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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

39,742Searchable applications

340Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 33,283 approved or refused records

4,755Refused applications

28,528 approved · 4,755 refused · 2,172 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 building Local plan Our Local Plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice (planning applications)Conservation areas Schedule of properties removed from the Welwyn Conservation Area Article 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

Decided - Granted6/2017/0933/HOUSE
Erection of new front garage following demolition of existing garage
61 Robbery Bottom Lane Welwyn AL6 0UL
Received 4 May 2017
Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1697/FP
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION
40 THE MEADWAY, CUFFLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 4ES
Received 12 Nov 2007
Decided - GrantedS6/2009/1352/FP
FORMATION OF HIPPED ROOF OVER EXISTING FRONT DORMER, INSERTION OF NEW FRONT DORMER, ERECTION OF TWO ROOF LANTERNS TO THE REAR AND NEW VEHICLE CROSSOVER
52 MOFFATS LANE, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7RU
Received 23 Jun 2009
Decided - Granted6/2022/0615/EMT
A) Remove upright growth to 31 Lawson’s Cypress conifers, which are located on both sides of his back garden – this will entail shaping each tree and reducing the 40 foot trees by c30%. B) to remove dead-wood from the 2 oak trees in his back garden The purpose of this work is to maintain the shape and form of the trees in relation to the house and garden. This application conforms with previous applications made to the Council over the years.
14 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JU
Received 15 Mar 2022
Decided - Granted6/2016/0393/HOUSE
Erection of a first floor rear/side extension.
51 Pooleys Lane, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7LG
Received 7 Mar 2016
Decided - Granted6/2018/0877/EM
Conversion of garage into playroom and installation of a window following removal of garage door and the installation of bi-fold doors at the rear elevation of the property.
20 Cypress Avenue Welwyn Garden City AL7 1HN
Received 4 Apr 2018
Decided - Granted6/2024/2013/HOUSE
Erection of front porch, garage conversion with alterations to fenestration and existing roof and installation of flue
38 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RY
Received 21 Oct 2024
Decided - Granted6/2022/2618/PN1
Prior approval for a change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (B8 storage)
Holwell Court Farm Holwell Court Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 5RL
Received 16 Nov 2022
Decided - Granted6/2024/2271/PN8
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5.9m in depth, 2.9m in height and 2.5m to the eaves
12 Sycamore Avenue AL10 8LZ
Received 26 Nov 2024
Decided - Withdrawn6/2017/1531/PN8
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 3.6m in depth, 2.9m in height and 2.75m to the eaves
69 Great Dell Welwyn Garden City AL8 7HP
Received 13 Jul 2017
Decided - Split6/2022/0612/COND
Submission of details pursuant of condition 20 (cycle parking) on planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ
Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN
Received 15 Mar 2022
Decided - Granted6/2025/1975/EM
Replacement of windows at the front of the property, replacement of wooden cladding with Rosewood coloured UPVC cladding, new composite front door, installation of glass canopy over front door
41 Turmore Dale Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HT
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided - Granted6/2017/0463/TPO
Reduce oak tree by 30% covered by TPO 411 (2008)
117 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TA
Received 7 Mar 2017
Decided - Split6/2023/0240/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (parking), condition 3, (hard and soft landscaping), condition 5 (refuse and recycling) and condition 6 (cycle parking) on planning permission 6/2022/2356/FULL
6 Ross Close Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 0QT
Received 31 Jan 2023
Decided - GrantedS6/2008/1405/FP
INSTALLATION OF WORKSHOP DOORS
S & B COMMERCIALS PLC, TRAVELLERS LANE, WELHAM GREEN, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7HD
Received 13 Aug 2008
Decided - RefusedN6/2008/0793/FP
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION INCORPORATING A NEW DORMER WINDOW
93 Robbery Bottom Lane Welwyn AL6 0UL
Received 17 May 2008
Decided - Granted6/2024/0557/TC
T1. Oak to reduce the crown by up to 3m (radius) except the north-west/roadside of crown. Give a 2-metre clearance of the roof. TPO 641 (2017) T11
27 Mardley Hill Welwyn AL6 0TT
Received 21 Mar 2024
Decided - GrantedN6/2013/0766/FP
Erection of first floor side extension and porch
38 Lemsford Lane, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6YJ
Received 3 Apr 2013
Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0468/FP
Erection of single storey side extension
61 Bramble Road Hatfield AL10 9RZ
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided - Granted6/2025/1294/EM
Installation of 10 solar panels to front roof
12 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BG
Received 19 Jun 2025
Decided - Refused6/2017/0746/PN11
Prior approval for the change of use from Office (B1 (a)) to a Dwellinghouse (C3) to include the creation of 4 dwellings.
12 Harpsfield Broadway Hatfield AL10 9TF
Received 11 Apr 2017
Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0527/FP
Change of use of staff accommodation to 3 bed independent self contained flat with outside amenity and 2 parking spaces
Red Lion Hotel 88 Great North Road Hatfield AL9 5EU
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decided6/2025/2529/TC
T1, T2, T3, T4 & T5 Apple to fell.
97 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SP
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided - Granted6/2026/0400/FULL
Erection of a hay store and a machinery store
Bothys field land at Holwell Court Farm Holwell Court Hatfield AL9 5RL
Received 4 Mar 2026

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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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