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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
40,146Searchable applications
300Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,676 approved or refused records
4,802Refused applications

28,874 approved · 4,802 refused · 2,208 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 - GrantedC6/1988/1248/FP

    Open compound to storey top soil, for agricultural and horticultural use

    Land adjacent to, A414 at The Common, south of QEII Hospital, Hatfield, AL9 5PE

    Received 1 Jan 1988
  2. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0501/FP

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

    13 Bridge Road Woolmer Green Knebworth SG3 6JL

    Received 31 Mar 2004
  3. Decided - Granted6/2022/1711/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Details of the works to repair the lath and plaster ceiling, works to windows and colour of window) on planning permission 6/2022/0365/LB

    9-11 Church Street Welwyn AL6 9LN

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  4. Decided - Granted6/2025/0852/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear and side extension following demolition of existing extension. Replacement garage with roller shutter doors and an external rear door

    20 Parkfields Welwyn Garden City AL8 6ED

    Received 6 May 2025
  5. Decided6/2019/2260/TC

    Fell 3 x Lawson cypress trees (T1)

    21 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JU

    Received 12 Sept 2019
  6. Decided - GrantedW6/2013/2735/TE

    Reduce 2 Oak trees by 20%

    3 Guessens Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QS

    Received 22 Nov 2013
  7. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/1641/FP

    NEW DISABLED ACCESS RAMP AND HANDRAILS

    MARTIN THE NEWSAGENT LTD, 47 COLE GREEN LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 3PP

    Received 5 Nov 2004
  8. Decided - Granted6/2022/1157/EM

    11 solar panels to be installed on rear facing roof

    138 Oakdale, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QX

    Received 19 May 2022
  9. Decided - Refused6/2022/0186/HOUSE

    Erection of timber boundary fence to front garden

    3 Oakington Welwyn Garden City AL7 2PS

    Received 27 Jan 2022
  10. Decided - Granted6/2017/0686/HOUSE

    Erection of new pitched roof on existing flat roof extension and installation of two rooflights.

    189 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TE

    Received 5 Apr 2017
  11. Decided - GrantedN6/2014/2345/AD

    Installation of 1x illuminated fascia sign to surround ATM

    BP Service Station, Welwyn By Pass, Welwyn, AL6 9DJ

    Received 23 Oct 2014
  12. Decided - Refused6/2025/0289/EMT

    Repollard 4 lime trees back to previous pruning points. Similar to granted application 6/2023/0762/TC no branches to be removed

    10 Dognell Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BL

    Received 18 Feb 2025
  13. Decided - GrantedW6/2004/0136/EM

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    119 Sloansway, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1NF

    Received 27 Jan 2004
  14. Decided - Granted6/2023/1249/FULL

    Replacement of two tennis courts with two Padel Tennis courts with associated floodlights

    Old Owens Sports Ground Coopers Lane Northaw EN6 4NE

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  15. Decided - WithdrawnS6/2006/0210/FP

    REMOVAL OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION S6/0932/97/FP (PERSONAL PERMISSION) TO ENABLE BUSINESS USE OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING

    Tanum Farm Hawkshead Road Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1LX

    Received 17 Feb 2006
  16. Decided - GrantedS6/2006/0616/AD

    INDIVIDUAL LETTERED SIGNAGE ILLUMINATED BY 3No. BULB LAMPS FROM ABOVE AND 2No. SPOT LIGHTS FROM THE SIDES.

    15- 16 BRADMORE GREEN, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7QW

    Received 23 May 2006
  17. Decided - Granted6/2020/3374/HOUSE

    Erection of a replacement canopy

    17 Vine Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PS

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  18. Decided - Granted6/2015/1653/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension and two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and part of garage

    3 Graysfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BL

    Received 14 Jul 2015
  19. Decided - Granted6/2023/0696/EMT

    T1 Crown thin 1 x apple tree, cut back large extended limbs by 1-2m remove deadwood. T2 Crown reduce 1 x holly tree by 30%, crown thin and remove deadwood. T3 & T4 Crown reduce 2 x cherry trees by 30%, thin and deadwood.

    42 Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PW

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  20. Decided6/2026/0623/TC

    Robinia Tree to remove - The tree is unsuitable for its location within a domestic garden due to its inherent species characteristics. The tree produces prominent, sharp thorns along its stems and branches, presenting a risk to garden users, particularly at low level. In addition, it exhibits vigorous suckering, with numerous thorned shoots arising from the root system and spreading across the lawn, resulting in ongoing maintenance issues and reduced usability of the garden space. Removal and replacement with a more appropriate, less hazardous species is considered a reasonable and proportionate long-term management approach within the conservation area

    12 The Valley Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DQ

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  21. Decided - GrantedC6/1988/0457/FP

    First floor rear extension

    34 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TJ

    Received 1 Jan 1988
  22. Decided - Granted6/2021/2133/EM

    To replace and enlarge the existing concrete/tarmac driveway.

    31 Barleycroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JX

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  23. Decided - GrantedN6/2007/1385/TP

    FELLING OF HORNBEAM COVERED BY TPO 56 G3

    17 Bracken Lane Welwyn AL6 0RB

    Received 18 Sept 2007
  24. Decided - Granted6/2020/0290/PN8

    Prior approval of single storey rear extension measuring at 7m in depth, 3.5m in height and 2.8m to the eaves

    61 Oaklands Avenue Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7UH

    Received 31 Jan 2020

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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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