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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28,934 approved · 4,812 refused · 2,213 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 - Granted6/2020/3266/EM
Porch extension, single storey rear extension and increase size of first floor bedroom by extending existing roofline.
59 Marsden Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6YD
Received 4 Dec 2020
Decided - Granted6/2019/2844/EM
Fell 1 x Laurel tree T2 Fell 2 x Conifer trees T3 & T4
49 Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UH
Received 11 Nov 2019
Decided - Refused6/2022/1038/COND
Submission of details pursuant of conditions 5 (landscaping), on planning permission 6/2019/1618/FULL
Land and Garages at The Commons Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RP
Received 3 May 2022
Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1501/FP
INSTALLATION OF A NEW SHOP FRONT AND TWO NEW DOORS TO REAR ELEVATION
13 PARKHOUSE COURT, HATFIELD, HERTS, AL10 9RQ
Received 12 Oct 2007
Decided - GrantedS6/2007/0338/MA
ERECTION OF CUSTOMER SERVICES TEAM MEMBER FACILITY EXTENSION JOINED TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE BUILDING, OVER EXISTING LOADING DOCKS AND ERECTION OF NEW TOTEWASHER FACILITY EXTENSION JOINED TO EXISTING WAREHOUSE BUILDING, OVER EXISTING LOADING DOCKS.
Ocado Ltd Gypsy Moth Avenue Hatfield AL10 9BD
Received 28 Feb 2007
Decided - Granted6/2019/0556/EM
Enlargement of drive hard-standing
32 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ
Received 11 Mar 2019
Decided - Granted6/2018/2240/HOUSE
Erection of a single storey outbuilding to be used for summerhouse/office
3 Scholars Mews Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JQ
Received 31 Aug 2018
Decided - Granted6/2017/1159/HOUSE
Installation of roof light to rear elevation
17 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD
Received 26 May 2017
Decided - GrantedS6/2007/0946/FP
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION
28 Warren Close Hatfield AL10 0AL
Received 25 Jun 2007
Decided - Granted6/2017/2323/EM
Removal of Wild Prunus tree and reduce Oak tree by 25%
54 Sherrardspark Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LB
Received 14 Sept 2017
Decided - Withdrawn6/2023/0036/COND
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (samples of materials) and condition 2 (waste manure management plan) on planning permission 6/2021/0480/HOUSE
7 Danesbury Lane Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9SG
Received 6 Jan 2023
Decided - Granted6/2026/1324/EM
Installation of solar panels and battery
105 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6SP
Received 29 Jul 2026
Decided - Granted6/2022/0410/EMH
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
49 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NW
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decided - Granted6/2026/0035/HOUSE
Erection of extension to the existing outbuilding
14 Georges Wood Road Brookmans Park AL9 7BT
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided - RefusedW6/2013/0927/EM
Paint external walls from white to magnolia
309 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NJ
Received 7 May 2013
Decided - Withdrawn6/2018/1241/EM
Demolition of brick wall and replace with Like for like (Existing)
25 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR
Received 9 May 2018
Decided - Granted6/2016/0353/EM
Retention of hardstanding with proposed additional soft landscaping
32 Marley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4BS
Received 1 Mar 2016
Decided - Granted6/2021/2941/EMT
1 x Cherry to reduce by 2m height & 1.2m width; Lift to 2.4m above ground level.
24 Beehive Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4BG
Received 13 Oct 2021
Decided - Granted6/2023/0385/EM
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
68 Mill Green Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XF
Received 20 Feb 2023
Decided - Refused6/2022/2320/FULL
Erection of porta cabin for operation of existing campus postal service
Tesco Shire Park Kestrel Way Welwyn Garden City AL7 1GA
Received 4 Oct 2022
Appeal Decided - DismissedS6/2006/0056/FP
ERECTION OF ONE, FOUR-BEDROOM DETACHED DWELLING.
LAND R/O, 44-46 HILL RISE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 4EJ
Received 17 Jan 2006
Decided - Granted6/2017/0519/HOUSE
Erection of first floor side extension over garage
30 Huggins Lane Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7LE
Received 16 Mar 2017
Decided - Granted6/2016/2048/EM
Erection of first floor rear extension and alterations to existing driveway.
9 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LH
Received 23 Sept 2016
Decided - Granted6/2026/0224/TPO
T1 & T2 silver birch crown reduction by 5m in height and 4m in width. TPO 818 (2018)
36 School Lane Welwyn AL6 9PH
Received 9 Feb 2026

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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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