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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

40,154Searchable applications

303Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 33,678 approved or refused records

4,802Refused applications

28,876 approved · 4,802 refused · 2,208 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Withdrawn6/2019/2729/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (Materials) on planning permission 6/2014/1376/FP
Plas-Y-Coed Digswell Lane Welwyn AL6 0SN
Received 30 Oct 2019
Decided - Granted6/2018/0381/EM
Fell 1 x Ash tree and replace by flowering Cherry tree
62 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SJ
Received 6 Feb 2018
Decided - Granted6/2022/0618/HOUSE
Erection of outbuilding
30 Upland Drive Brookmans Park Hertfordshire AL9 6PT
Received 16 Mar 2022
Decided - Split6/2022/2278/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (materials) and 5 (cycle storage) on planning permission 6/2020/3457/FULL.
73 Bluebridge Road Hatfield AL9 7UW
Received 30 Sept 2022
Decided - GrantedS6/2006/0524/FP
PART TWO STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING
The Bee House Hanbury Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AY
Received 24 Apr 2006
Decided - Granted6/2018/1052/HOUSE
Installation of fixed awning to the rear facing in a easterly direction
24 Longcroft Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JR
Received 23 Apr 2018
Decided - GrantedW6/2014/1802/EM
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey side and front extension and erection of single storey side and rear extension, new front door and side gate, installation of two roof lights and erection of bin store and shed
4 Woodland Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LF
Received 12 Aug 2014
Decided - GrantedC6/1988/0300/FP
Single storey rear extension
108 Mill Green Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XE
Received 1 Jan 1988
Under Consultation6/2026/1649/FULL
Erection of canopy
17A The Broadway Hatfield AL9 5HZ
Received 21 Sept 2026
Decided - Granted6/2015/2358/FULL
Change of use of existing Class A4 Drinking establishment/ Public House use to a Sui Generis mixed Use comprising a Class A4 Use and a Class C1 hotel/ hostel Use, comprising the provision of 13no. guest rooms with en-suites together with associated internal and external works of conversion, the erection of a single storey rear kitchen extension and the erection of a cycle store and relocation of the existing refuse storage area
The Peartree Hollybush Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JJ
Received 23 Nov 2015
Decided - Granted6/2016/0915/HOUSE
Single storey and first floor rear extensions including loft conversion of two storey semi-detached dwellinghouse
26 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PJ
Received 11 May 2016
Decided - GrantedS6/2006/0080/FP
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION
7 BRUNTS HALL, WILD HILL ROAD, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6DN
Received 20 Jan 2006
Decided - Granted6/2025/0871/OUTLINE
Outline application for up to 80 dwellings with all matters reserved except access
Land at Pooleys Lane Welham Green AL9 7LQ
Received 12 May 2025
Decided - Granted6/2025/0933/ADV
Installation of Banking Hubs signage including an externally illuminated fascia with individual lettering, an illuminated heritage projecting sign and associated marketing posters and signs. Frosted vinyl applied to glazing to provide privacy to meeting room.
7 Town Centre Hatfield AL10 0JZ
Received 21 May 2025
Decided - Granted6/2016/0434/COND
Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Construction Management Plan) 3 (hard and soft landscaping) & 4 (Full lighting details) on planning permission 6/2015/2524/FULL
Stanborough School, Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Received 11 Mar 2016
Decided - Granted6/2026/0701/PN14
Prior approval for demolition to remove the existing small industrial building and allow the site to be levelled and resurfaced in tarmac
6 South Mundells Welwyn Garden City AL7 1EP
Received 20 Apr 2026
Decided - Granted6/2020/1885/EMT
1 x Beech to reduce by 80%
41 Barleycroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JX
Received 29 Jul 2020
Decided - Refused6/2021/1454/HOUSE
Erection of garage extension, replacement roof to provide habitable rooms and a front canopy.
17 Hill Rise Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4ED
Received 10 May 2021
Decided - Granted6/2018/3287/HOUSE
Retention of rear dormer windows to facilitate conversion of loft above car port
Paynes Farm New Road Woolmer Green Knebworth SG3 6LE
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decided - Granted6/2022/0579/EM
Demolition and rebuild of front chimney stack from roof level upwards to existing specification, using matching bricks. This would match the drawing in the previously approved plans within document RevF.
35 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD
Received 11 Mar 2022
Decided - GrantedN6/2008/0361/FP
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH PITCHED ROOF
38 WYTON, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2PF
Received 21 Feb 2008
Decided - GrantedS6/2014/2248/FP
Request for temporary planning permission for five years for the use of land in association with trailer hire business
GT Towing Great North Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 5SD
Received 10 Oct 2014
Decided - Granted6/2020/3463/EMT
Reduce 2 x Cherry tree, 1 x Pear tree and 1 x Fir tree by between 25% and 30%
2 Moorside Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QH
Received 30 Dec 2020
Decided - Granted6/2019/2643/HOUSE
Installation of side and rear dormers to facilitate a loft conversion
12 Firs Wood Close Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4BY
Received 21 Oct 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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