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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

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40,297Searchable applications

283Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 33,821 approved or refused records

4,819Refused applications

29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Apr 1948 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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Decided - Granted6/2024/1487/COND
Submission of details pursuant of Condition 41 (Community Use Agreement (CUA)) and Condition 43 (Car and cycle management plan) on planning permission 6/2017/1641/MAJ
Onslow St Audreys School Old Rectory Drive Hatfield AL10 8AB
Received 5 Aug 2024
Decided - Granted6/2019/1761/FULL
Erection of x 1 dwelling and garage following demolition of existing buildings
105 Attimore Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LG
Received 16 Jul 2019
Decided - GrantedS6/2014/2276/FP
Erection of two storey rear extension, front porch and raised patio area
10 Coulter Close, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4RR
Received 15 Oct 2014
Decided - Granted6/2025/1005/EM
Installation of an air source heat pump
16 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QR
Received 28 May 2025
Decided - Granted6/2023/1907/HOUSE
Erection of a two storey side and part single storey rear extension and front porch
79 Sloansway Welwyn Garden City AL7 1NA
Received 14 Sept 2023
Decided - WithdrawnN6/2013/2008/FP
Alteration and extension of existing building, construction of basement and ancillary outbuildings
19 - 23 Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9BA
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decided - Granted6/2023/1760/HOUSE
Erection of two storey front infill extension and a front portico
34 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4AX
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decided - Granted6/2021/1693/TPO
T4 Hornbeam - remove T5 Hornbeam - remove T10 Grand fir - remove
Home Wood Cuffley
Received 27 May 2021
Decided - Refused6/2016/2133/COND
Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Soft Landscaping) and condition 3 (Tree Protection Plan and Method Statement) on planning permission 6/2016/1314/FULL
Tesco Stores Ltd, Great North Road, Hatfield, AL9 5JY
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decided - GrantedN6/2013/2212/FP
Erection of single storey side extension
84 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LP
Received 16 Oct 2013
Decided - Granted6/2026/1158/FULL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project
Land To The West Of Ridgeway Road Ridgeway Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AA
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decided - Granted6/2023/1031/TPO
T13-Horse Chestnut-Thin crown by 20% to maintain size. T14-Lime- Thin crown by 20% and reduce all round by 2 metres to maintain size and shape. T15-Lime- Thin crown by 20% and reduce all round by 2 metres to maintain size and shape. T16- Horse Chestnut- Reduce crown by 2-3 metres to maintain size and shape.
Hatfield Community Free School Briars Lane Hatfield AL10 8ES
Received 16 May 2023
Decided - GrantedN6/2014/1815/FP
Block paving to front garden
38 Lords Wood, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HF
Received 14 Aug 2014
Decided - Granted6/2021/2988/EMT
Oak tree crown reduction and crown thinning by 30%.
29 Reddings, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LA
Received 18 Oct 2021
Decided6/2020/1651/PN10
Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building (C3) into 2x dwellings
Holwell Court Farm Hertford Road Hatfield AL9 5RE
Received 7 Jul 2020
Decided - Refused6/2026/0777/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness for a single-storey rear extension and garage conversion
1 Claves Crescent Welwyn Garden City AL7 1WN
Received 5 May 2026
Decided - GrantedW6/2012/2588/TE
Reduce six Conifer trees by 50%
5 Beehive Lane, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4BB
Received 28 Nov 2012
Decided - Granted6/2017/0594/HOUSE
Erection of a single storey ground floor side extension and erection of side dormer to existing roof.
13 London Road Woolmer Green Knebworth SG3 6JE
Received 22 Mar 2017
Decided - GrantedN6/2006/0170/TP
WORK TO TREES, HORNBEAMS H1,H2 AND OAK TREES T1,T2,T3,T4 FOR ROUTINE PRUNING COVERED BY TPO 348.
8 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JU
Received 6 Feb 2006
Decided - Granted6/2025/1876/TPO
Fell 1 x Black Hybrid Poplar (T003) Fell 1 x Mixed Species (Black Poplar) (T004) Reduce 1 x Sycamore by 3m (T005) Crown reduce 1 x Sycamore by 3m and install a cable brace at approx. 9m (T006) Remove decaying limbs 1 x Sycamore (T007) Reduce 1 x Sycamore by 3m (T008) Fell 1 x Sycamore (T009) Reduce limb over path of 1 x Sycamore by 50% with removal of deadwood (T010) Pollard 1 x Mixed Species (1 x Willow) by 4m (T012) Crown reduce 2 x Hornbeam by 4m (T013) Fell or pollard by 5m 1 x Mixed Species (1x Horse Chestnut) (T014) Cut access for inspection and strip ivy to 1.5m 1 x Mixed Species (T015) Fell 1 x Sorbus (T016) Reduce limb with cavity on 1 x Horse Chestnut by 3m (T017) Fell 2 x lime and crown reduce 1 x pear by 2m within Mixed Species (T018) Clear access to Mixed species for inspection (T019) Fell 2 x Poplar, Reduce 1 x Sycamore by 3m, Repollard 1 x Willow and Fell 1 x dead tree detailed within Mixed species (T020) Fell 1 x Black Hybrid Poplar (T021) Fell 1 x Black Hybrid Poplar (T022) Fell or reduce to 5m 1 x Sycamore (T023) Sever and strip ivy from ground level to 1.5m 1 x Sycamore (T024) Remove deadwood greater that 50mm 1 x Corsican Pine (T025) Reduce Mixed species Group to clear office roof (T026) See submitted tree report for full details Covered by TPO 780 (2018)
Ringway Eurovia Depot Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3BQ
Received 2 Sept 2025
Decided - Granted6/2022/2430/LAWP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed ground floor rear extension, front porch extension, rear dormer, internal alterations, floor plan redesign, and all associated works
10 Jasmine Gardens Hatfield AL10 0BQ
Received 20 Oct 2022
Decided - Granted6/2022/0204/EMH
Proposed single storey rear and side extension and garage conversion including raising the garage roof
83 Broomhills Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RE
Received 27 Jan 2022
Decided - Granted6/2017/2555/EM
Addition of boiler flue
19 Creswick Court Welwyn Garden City AL7 3SX
Received 6 Nov 2017
Decided - Granted6/2022/1369/EMT
Lawson cypress, goat willow and Laburnum to fell to ground level. Lawson cypress is starting to lift and damage paving in front garden. Laburnum is dead. Goat willow is in decline and has little foliage.
18 The Old Drive, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TB
Received 13 Jun 2022

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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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