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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
40,250Searchable applications
321Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,746 approved or refused records
4,812Refused applications

28,934 approved · 4,812 refused · 2,213 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided6/2019/0989/TC

    Fell 1 x Silver Birch

    56 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LP

    Received 24 Apr 2019
  2. Decided6/2025/2021/TC

    Dead Walnut tree (Juglans regia) at the front of the property to remove

    65 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  3. Decided - Granted6/2018/0169/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Tree Protection Plan and Method Statement) of planning permission 6/2017/2105/RM

    Plot 4100, Gypsy Moth Avenue, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield

    Received 17 Jan 2018
  4. Decided - Granted6/2021/1952/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a rear extension

    Nuholme Sibthorpe Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7PH

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  5. Decided - Granted6/2022/0741/VAR

    Variation of conditions 1 (materials), 2 (Arboricultural Method Statement, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Constraint Plan) , 5 (Tree Protection Plan, Tree Planting Plan, Tree Planting Specification Report and Proposed Landscaping Plan) and 8 (approved plans), with the removal of condition 3 (noise) on planning permission 6/2021/2643/FULL

    Spindlebury Cottage Ottway Walk Welwyn AL6 9AS

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  6. Decided - Granted6/2020/2432/FULL

    Alteration to roof materials, new rooflights, and increase in height of parapet wall

    Unit 25 Travellers Lane Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7HF

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  7. Decided - GrantedS6/2015/0893/LUP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a single storey rear extension

    26 Chelwood Avenue Hatfield AL10 0RE

    Received 27 Apr 2015
  8. Decided - Granted6/2019/2204/FULL

    Replacement of existing classroom 'Block 21' with accommodation block, formation of vehicular hardstanding, replacement of 12 chalets with new pod chalets with shower block and installation of CCTV

    Cuffley Camp Outdoor Centre Carbone Hill Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4PR

    Received 5 Sept 2019
  9. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/1108/HH

    Erection of rear conservatory

    12 The Pastures, HATFIELD, AL10 8PD

    Received 3 Jun 2013
  10. Decided - Granted6/2024/2304/TPO

    T7 - Cherry - Rear garden - Crown lift to approx 2.5m Reason - Works are for routine maintenance TPO 750 (2018) G1

    36-50 Cypress Avenue Welwyn Garden City AL7 1HN

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  11. Decided - Refused6/2023/1807/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof and installation of skylight windows

    59 Little Mead Hatfield AL10 0UQ

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  12. Decided - RefusedS6/2007/1067/FP

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE

    2 Woodhill House Kentish Lane Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 6JY

    Received 16 Jul 2007
  13. Decided - Granted6/2021/1510/PN8

    Prior approval for the erection of a single storey extension to rear at 4.5m depth, 3m height and 3m to the eaves

    11 Honeysuckle Gardens Hatfield AL10 8PL

    Received 12 May 2021
  14. Decided - Granted6/2018/0612/ADV

    Installation of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 2 x internally illuminated projector signs, 1 x non-illuminated aluminium panel sign and 2 x non-illuminated vinyl signs.

    13-17 Cole Green Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3PP

    Received 5 Mar 2018
  15. DecidedN6/2008/2420/TC

    REDUCE AND SHAPE CROWN BY 20%

    102 HOWLANDS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 4RG

    Received 12 Dec 2008
  16. Decided - Granted6/2021/3205/TPO

    Works to reduce crown of T2- oak within TPO 158 by 30% up to 4 meters

    51 Peplins Way Brookmans Park AL9 7UR

    Received 9 Nov 2021
  17. Decided - Granted6/2024/1418/EM

    Replacement windows and doors, alterations to openings to side and rear elevations with black aluminium window and sliding door to ground floor rear and insertion of roof lantern into existing flat roof

    58 Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UR

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  18. Decided - Granted6/2020/0491/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear infill and replacement of existing conservatory roof

    36 Bassingburn Walk Welwyn Garden City AL7 3QQ

    Received 20 Feb 2020
  19. Decided - RefusedW6/2004/1625/EM

    SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    8 Monkswood, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7EP

    Received 2 Nov 2004
  20. Decided - RefusedS6/2004/0704/FP

    ERECTION OF THREE CAR GARAGE, CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO LIVING ACCOMODATION, AND REAR EXTENSION OF MAIN HOUSE FOR SWIMMING POOL/GYMNASIUM.

    Monkswell The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BH

    Received 11 May 2004
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2005/1554/FP

    SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND INSERTION OF ROOFLIGHTS AND GLAZED LANTERN LIGHT TO FLAT ROOF OF EXISTING GARAGE

    14 The Holdings Hatfield AL9 5HQ

    Received 15 Dec 2005
  22. Decided - Granted6/2015/2212/EM

    Erection of garden room and shed

    2 The Valley Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7DQ

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  23. Decided - GrantedS6/2008/1850/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    17 SKIMPANS CLOSE, WELHAM GREEN, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 7PA

    Received 26 Sept 2008
  24. Decided6/2015/2088/PN10

    Prior approval for the change of use from agricultural buildings to 2no dwellings

    Camleigh Farm, Cucumber Lane, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6JB

    Received 7 Oct 2015

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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.

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