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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
40,118Searchable applications
300Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,650 approved or refused records
4,801Refused applications

28,849 approved · 4,801 refused · 2,206 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Granted6/2019/2340/EM

    Reduce 1 x Pine tree by 30%

    1 High Grove Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DW

    Received 23 Sept 2019
  2. Decided - GrantedW6/2015/1232/TE

    Removal of Lime tree

    62 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HH

    Received 10 Jun 2015
  3. Decided - Granted6/2016/1898/TPO

    Lift lower canopy of Oak tree by selective pruning over house and garden of No 7 plus thin lower canopy by 10%. First two branches on main remove back to main stem covered by TPO 69 (1981)

    9 Oak Piece Welwyn AL6 0XE

    Received 13 Sept 2016
  4. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/2176/TE

    Shorten trespass of Scots Pine tree over building by upto 2m, thin crown by upto 20% and remove deadwood

    23 Russellcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QX

    Received 2 Oct 2014
  5. Decided - Granted6/2021/0896/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey front porch/cloakroom following the demolition of existing conservatory

    3 Scotts View Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HF

    Received 19 Mar 2021
  6. Decided - Granted6/2026/0178/ADV

    Installation of internally illuminated fascia and projecting sign

    14 Town Centre Hatfield AL10 0JZ

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  7. Decided - RefusedS6/2008/1914/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION

    11 FROWICK CLOSE, WELHAM GREEN, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7LS

    Received 6 Oct 2008
  8. Decided - Granted6/2019/0563/FULL

    Erection of temporary car showroom facility with associated vehicular parking and landscaping

    Plot 5100, Mosquito Way, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, AL10 9WN

    Received 11 Mar 2019
  9. Decided - Granted6/2020/1240/PN8

    Prior approval for erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m in depth, 2.95m in height and 2.80m to the eaves

    6 Hillside Hatfield AL10 8HQ

    Received 29 May 2020
  10. Decided - GrantedW6/2013/2644/EM

    Formation of blocked paved vehicle hardstanding and crossover

    50 Uplands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EW

    Received 12 Dec 2013
  11. Decided - Refused6/2018/2590/HOUSE

    Formation of hardstanding and erection of detached garage and store with associated landscaping

    9 Ashley Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LH

    Received 9 Oct 2018
  12. Decided - Granted6/2026/0127/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 2 (LEMP) and 8 (refuse and recycling) on planning permission 6/2025/1501/RM

    Land off London Road Woolmer Green SG3 6JZ

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  13. Decided - Granted6/2016/2070/LB

    Change of use from vacated Station Master's House to A5 (Hot Food Takeaway) Indian cuisine takeaway

    Station Master's House 15 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AS

    Received 6 Oct 2016
  14. Decided6/2024/1652/TC

    Reduce 1 x Hornbeam by 2m. To reduce the left-hand stem of the 3 stems by 3m.

    5 Coneydale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RX

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  15. Decided - Withdrawn6/2020/2421/PN27

    Prior approval for the construction of an additional storey to facilitate the enlargement of the dwellinghouse to a maximum of approximately 8m in height

    The Pheasantry 3 Home Farm Road Hatfield AL9 7TP

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  16. Decided - Granted6/2016/2192/COND

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Submission of details of proposed sun tunnel) on planning permission 6/2016/1114/HOUSE

    22 Turmore Dale, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HS

    Received 17 Oct 2016
  17. Decided - Refused6/2026/1479/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side extension and part single, part two storey rear extension

    6 Marsden Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XZ

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  18. Decided - WithdrawnN6/2008/0357/AD

    INSTALLATION OF NON-ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    UNIT 10 QUADRANT PARK, MUNDELLS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTS, AL7

    Received 21 Feb 2008
  19. Decided - GrantedN6/2006/0639/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ADDITIONAL KITCHEN WINDOW

    11 Meadow Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SS

    Received 17 May 2006
  20. Decided - Granted6/2020/0143/EM

    Reduce 1x Ginkgo tree by 5 feet

    62 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HH

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/2166/FP

    Installation of satellite dish

    8 Whitefield House Cecil Crescent Hatfield AL10 0JA

    Received 10 Oct 2013
  22. Decided - Refused6/2017/2690/FULL

    Retrospective change of use from a residential dwellinghouse to a HMO

    53 Roe Green Close Hatfield AL10 9PF

    Received 20 Nov 2017
  23. Decided - Granted6/2025/0336/HOUSE

    Erection of first floor side extension and installation of EV charger on the front of the property

    61 Crossway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7ED

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  24. Decided - Granted6/2019/1606/EM

    Erection of free standing open sided carport

    25 Digswell Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PB

    Received 1 Jul 2019

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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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