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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
40,247Searchable applications
321Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,743 approved or refused records
4,812Refused applications

28,931 approved · 4,812 refused · 2,213 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Granted6/2023/1753/COND

    Confirmation that all conditions on planning permission 6/2018/3110/MAJ have been discharged

    Winston House Blossom Drive AL7 1WT

    Received 18 Aug 2023
  2. Decided - RefusedW6/2014/2584/EM

    Formation of hardstanding

    32 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY

    Received 25 Nov 2014
  3. Decided - Granted6/2020/0601/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of rear dormer window and erection of 2.7m high boundary fence

    7 High Ridge Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JH

    Received 3 Mar 2020
  4. Decided - GrantedS6/2008/2333/FP

    ERECTION OF A NEW MEETING HALL FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HALL

    Birchwood Methodist Church Hall Birchwood Avenue Hatfield AL10 0PN

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  5. Decided - Granted6/2024/0072/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension with insertion of rooflight and loft conversion with rear facing dormer

    63 Holwell Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3RE

    Received 10 Jan 2024
  6. Decided - Refused6/2016/1861/FULL

    Conversion of house into 2 flats

    7 High Dells Hatfield AL10 9JD

    Received 6 Sept 2016
  7. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/0114/FP

    ALTERATION TO LOFT WITH REAR DORMER WINDOW.

    8 Swanley Bar Lane Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1NP

    Received 23 Jan 2004
  8. Decided - Refused6/2021/0042/EM

    Create a two car driveway

    34 Broomhills Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RF

    Received 7 Jan 2021
  9. Decided - Granted6/2016/1211/EM

    Erection of single storey front, rear and side extensions following demolition of existing garage

    80 Rosedale, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1DR

    Received 16 Jun 2016
  10. Decided - Granted6/2021/3325/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    145 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JB

    Received 24 Nov 2021
  11. Decided - Granted6/2022/2427/HOUSE

    Erection of ground floor front/side extension & first floor side with partial rear extension

    13 Cranfield Crescent Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4DY

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  12. Decided - Granted6/2025/0718/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition number 15 (Energy efficiency measures) on planning permission 6/2021/3422/MAJ

    Salisbury Square Hatfield AL7 5AD

    Received 15 Apr 2025
  13. Under Consideration6/2026/1518/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    48 Great Ganett Welwyn Garden City AL7 3DE

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  14. Decided - Granted6/2023/1742/EMT

    Reduce 1 x Self Set Sallow to 1.5m Reduce 1 x Quince by 2m

    60 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LP

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  15. Decided - Granted6/2020/1924/EMT

    Removal of dead Sycamore Tree

    51 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ

    Received 30 Jul 2020
  16. Decided - Granted6/2025/0901/EM

    Replace original wooden Georgian style front door with a upvc Georgian style door

    4 Templewood Welwyn Garden City AL8 7HX

    Received 15 May 2025
  17. Decided - Granted6/2021/2605/EMT

    Fell 1 x Apple tree

    124 Sweet Briar Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EA

    Received 7 Sept 2021
  18. Decided - Granted6/2021/2260/FULL

    Redevelopment of petrol station; including demolition of existing sales building, canopy link and car wash/jet washes, erection of a new sales building, provision of car parking spaces, provision of EV charging bays and associated plant, erection of a new bin store, retention of forecourt and canopy, and associated works

    Shell Welwyn Garden City Stanborough Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XA

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  19. Decided - Granted6/2024/1423/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition numbers 1(Schedule of works), 2 (Secondary Glazing) and 3 (Detailed drawings) on listed building consent 6/2023/1832/LB

    3 Pennyfathers Lane Welwyn AL6 0EN

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  20. Decided6/2021/1951/TC

    1 x Leyland Cypress hedge to reduce by 4m height 1 x Goat Willow to reduce back to previous pruning points - approx 3.5m

    2 Broadfield Place Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LJ

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  21. Decided - Granted6/2018/1326/EM

    Construction of 2 x rear dormer windows to facilitate extension of existing loft conversion

    348 Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HD

    Received 14 May 2018
  22. Decided - Granted6/2016/0938/HOUSE

    Erection of front, side and rear extensions

    70 Mymms Drive, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7AD

    Received 13 May 2016
  23. Decided - Granted6/2018/2221/TPO

    Reduce 2 x Sweet Chestnut trees (T6 & T7) to 3 metres and thin crown of 2 x Oak trees (T19 & T20) by 20 % covered by TPO 799 (2018)

    12 Briary Wood Lane Welwyn AL6 0TF

    Received 28 Aug 2018
  24. Decided - GrantedS6/2015/0962/FP

    Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions and alteration to front windows.

    23 Lark Rise Hatfield AL10 8RN

    Received 6 May 2015

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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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