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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
40,295Searchable applications
322Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 33,786 approved or refused records
4,816Refused applications

28,970 approved · 4,816 refused · 2,217 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2022/0820/OUTLINE

    Outline Planning Application for a residential development of up to 20 affordable units. Access, layout and scale are for approval; landscaping and appearance are reserved matters.

    Emmanuels Farm Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA

    Received 4 Apr 2022
  2. Decided - GrantedN6/2015/0905/FP

    Installation of front and rear dormer and raising the existing roof line

    7 Woodland Way Welwyn AL6 0RZ

    Received 18 May 2015
  3. Decided - WithdrawnS6/2004/1406/FP

    ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY, SECURITY WALL AND GATES

    14 Mymms Drive Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7AF

    Received 22 Sept 2004
  4. Decided - Granted6/2022/0910/HOUSE

    Raising the height of the roof for a loft extension, front extension with pitched roof, reconfiguration of front door canopy and rear extension following removal of chimney and rear conservatory

    11 Dolesbury Drive Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0QE

    Received 19 Apr 2022
  5. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1310/TP

    To crown reduce northern side by 2m of English Oak T2 and crown reduce north/eastern side by 1.5m of English Oak T3 of TPO 423.

    1 Waterworks Cottages Bishops Rise Hatfield AL10 9HJ

    Received 10 Jun 2014
  6. Decided - Granted6/2025/2119/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and installation of rooflights to the front

    14 Skimpans Close Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7PB

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  7. Decided - Granted6/2023/0726/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of garden room outbuilding to rear garden

    120 Longcroft Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EN

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  8. DecidedN6/2008/1565/TC

    REMOVAL OF PINE TREE FROM REAR GARDEN

    17 VALLEY ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7DG

    Received 22 Aug 2008
  9. Decided - Granted6/2017/0530/COND

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 1 (materials samples) attached to planning permission 6/2016/2519/HOUSE

    5 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QW

    Received 13 Mar 2017
  10. Decided - Granted6/2021/3509/FULL

    Minor alterations to the windows, doors and rooflights, removal of chimney and internal amendments to amalgamate two flats (reduction of the approved 12 flats to 11 in total) with associated landscaping, parking, bin and cycle storage facilities

    Beecholme 54 Codicote Road Welwyn AL6 9UJ

    Received 20 Dec 2021
  11. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1996/FP

    Erection of two storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage

    11 Somers Road, Welham Green, Hatfield, AL9 7PR

    Received 8 Sept 2014
  12. Decided6/2024/0671/TC

    1 x Leylandi tree to fell at the rear of the property

    31 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH

    Received 9 Apr 2024
  13. Decided - Granted6/2019/2768/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey front extension, construction of boundary wall and formation of hardstanding with installation of dropped kerb

    10 Wilga Road Welwyn AL6 9PS

    Received 18 Oct 2019
  14. Decided - Refused6/2021/3411/FULL

    Installation of hardstanding to front

    34 Haseldine Meadows Hatfield AL10 8HB

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  15. Decided - Granted6/2021/2103/EMT

    Oak Tree crown reduction by approx 3m

    52 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LF

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  16. Decided - Refused6/2017/0946/LAWP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of single storey rear infill extension with bay window

    4 Homewood Avenue Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4QG

    Received 5 May 2017
  17. Decided - Granted6/2024/1064/EMT

    1 x Elder to remove stem growing towards property, reduce the remainder by approximately 1.2m height and width

    13 Cranborne Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL7 3NF

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  18. Decided - Granted6/2017/1089/TPO

    Reduce Hornbeam, Oak, Cherry, Silver Birch and Beech trees by 33% plus removal of Leylandii tree - Conservation Area

    1 Barleycroft Green Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JY

    Received 22 May 2017
  19. Decided - Granted6/2016/2255/PN15

    Prior approval for the installation of a PAGONA cabinet measuring 1230x400x1032mm at ground level, 13.7m high monopole, installation of additional Mast Head Amplifier's (MHA's) and associated development thereto following removal of existing monopole

    Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XE

    Received 27 Oct 2016
  20. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/1989/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    86 Rowans, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1PD

    Received 3 Sept 2014
  21. Decided - GrantedC6/1987/0311/DE

    Landscaping details

    Moors Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AJ

    Received 1 Jan 1987
  22. Decided - RefusedN6/2006/0026/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND REAR CONSERVATORY

    6 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

    Received 9 Jan 2006
  23. Decided - Granted6/2026/0718/PN8

    Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, 3.07m in height and 2.46m to the eaves following the demolition of existing outbuilding

    8 Lemsford Road Hatfield AL10 0DH

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  24. Decided - Granted6/2023/1355/VAR

    Variation of condition 1 (temporary permission) on planning permission 6/2022/1928/FULL

    Potterells Medical Centre Station Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7SN

    Received 29 Jun 2023

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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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