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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
40,229Searchable applications
309Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,738 approved or refused records
4,810Refused applications

28,928 approved · 4,810 refused · 2,212 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 - GrantedN6/2004/1036/FP

    INFILL TO FRONT PORCH

    53 Forresters Drive Welwyn Garden City AL7 2JA

    Received 7 Jul 2004
  2. Decided - Granted6/2018/1582/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    24 Reynards Road Welwyn AL6 9TP

    Received 12 Jun 2018
  3. Decided - Granted6/2022/0417/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey home office and gym following demolition of existing garage and store.

    109 Woodhall Lane Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 3TP

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  4. Decided - Granted6/2020/1126/HOUSE

    Loft conversion with 2 x rear dormers and 2 x front facing roof lights

    40 Vineyards Road Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4PA

    Received 19 May 2020
  5. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0884/FP

    ERECTION OF GARDEN SHED.

    56 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LP

    Received 10 Jun 2004
  6. Decided - Granted6/2018/0281/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension

    55 Peplins Way Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7UR

    Received 22 Jan 2018
  7. Decided - Granted6/2019/0826/LB

    Extensions and improvements to retained original 1920s Silos, Production Hall, Grain Store and Boiler House to enable the creation of an International Art Centre, including enhanced connectivity and access.

    Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    Received 5 Apr 2019
  8. Decided6/2019/2414/TC

    1 x Leyland Cypress tree - cut back all overhang

    18 Meadow Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SS

    Received 30 Sept 2019
  9. Decided - Granted6/2024/1578/COND

    Submission of details pursuant of condition 27 (All weather pitch details of the fencing, surfaces and line markings) on planning permission 6/2017/1641/MAJ

    Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive Hatfield AL10 8AB

    Received 19 Aug 2024
  10. Decided - Withdrawn6/2023/2047/TPO

    To dig up self seeded Castinae and relocate it either elsewhere on land or to the local woods TPO 641 (2017)

    37 Mardley Avenue Welwyn AL6 0TU

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  11. Decided - RefusedS6/2013/0851/LUP

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side and rear extensions, porch, loft conversion incorporating two roof extensions to the original lodge and a detached garage

    Woodlands, The Ridgeway, Cuffley, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4BJ

    Received 19 Apr 2013
  12. Decided - Granted6/2018/1090/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a rear outbuilding

    4 Stacklands Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XW

    Received 26 Apr 2018
  13. Decided - Granted6/2016/0391/VAR

    Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) on planning permission 6/2015/2223/HOUSE for the 'Erection of single storey side/rear extension, including extending the roof to form habitable accommodation'

    45 Northaw Road East, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4LU

    Received 10 Mar 2016
  14. Decided - Granted6/2021/1828/HOUSE

    Erection of two storey front extension, two storey rear extension, and part single/part two storey side extension, erection of rear raised terrace with outdoor entertainment area beneath, installation of rear inverted dormer with balcony and alterations to openings

    79 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BD

    Received 14 Jun 2021
  15. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2023/0261/OUTLINE

    Outline permission for up to 24 dwellings with all matters reserved except means of access

    The Avenue, Welwyn AL6 0PW

    Received 2 Feb 2023
  16. Decided6/2025/1971/TC

    Reduce 1 x Laurel Bush by 50% (Tree A) Reduce 1 x Plum Tree by one third (Tree B) Fell 1 x Plum Tree (Tree C)

    4 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  17. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2020/2010/HOUSE

    Single storey rear side and front extension. New hard standing to form new drive and loft conversion with rear and side dormers.

    9 Victoria Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4EL

    Received 11 Aug 2020
  18. Decided - GrantedW6/2006/0601/EM

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    6 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BG

    Received 9 May 2006
  19. DecidedN6/2008/2158/TC

    REDUCE AND SHAPE CROWN BY 25%.

    31 WOODLAND RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7LJ

    Received 14 Nov 2008
  20. Decided - Granted6/2021/2633/EM

    Erection of a front porch extension following the demolition of existing front porch

    53 Rosedale Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DP

    Received 9 Sept 2021
  21. Decided - Granted6/2021/0525/EMH

    Single storey side/rear extension and part conversion of garage

    28 Great Dell, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HY

    Received 17 Feb 2021
  22. Decided - GrantedW6/2015/0440/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    5 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN

    Received 27 Feb 2015
  23. Decided - GrantedS6/2008/0988/FP

    INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOP FRONT

    2 MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 4JA

    Received 26 Jun 2008
  24. Decided - RefusedW6/2009/2404/EM

    INCREASE EXISTING BLOCK PAVED DRIVEWAY

    29 SPRINGFIELDS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 6XS

    Received 28 Oct 2009

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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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