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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
40,297Searchable 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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 - GrantedS6/2004/1423/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    GREY GABLES, LYSLEY PLACE, SHEPHERDS WAY, BROOKMANS PARK, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6NZ

    Received 24 Sept 2004
  2. Decided - Granted6/2020/2230/TPO

    Fell 1x dead and dangerous Scots Pine tree

    7 Wendover Drive Welwyn AL6 9LT

    Received 24 Aug 2020
  3. Decided - Granted6/2022/0169/HOUSE

    Retention of erection of outbuilding at rear of garden

    4 Bramble Road Hatfield AL10 9SA

    Received 24 Jan 2022
  4. Decided - WithdrawnW6/2006/0146/EM

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    3 Knella Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3NL

    Received 3 Feb 2006
  5. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/0363/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND FRONT EXTENSION

    21 Far End Hatfield AL10 8TG

    Received 11 Mar 2004
  6. Decided - Granted6/2024/0020/EMT

    Fell 1 x Ash

    2 Pitsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SJ

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  7. Decided - Granted6/2023/0854/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (Landscaping Scheme), on planning permission 6/2022/1774/RM

    Land to the north east of King George V Playing Fields Northaw Road East Hertfordshire Cuffley EN6 4RD

    Received 20 Apr 2023
  8. Decided - GrantedC6/1987/0506/FP

    Erection of a detached garage

    2 Brocket Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TY

    Received 1 Jan 1987
  9. Decided - RefusedN6/2014/0995/LUP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the change of a garage to bedroom/study

    4A The Drive Welwyn AL6 0TR

    Received 2 May 2014
  10. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/0321/FP

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING VEHICLE ACCESS

    25 Great North Road Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 6LB

    Received 4 Mar 2004
  11. Decided - Granted6/2017/2715/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    4 Barnfield Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TQ

    Received 22 Nov 2017
  12. Under Consideration6/2026/1790/EM

    Installation of 11 solar panels on side and rear facing roofs and EV charging point on garage

    19 High Oaks Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BJ

    Received 7 Oct 2026
  13. Decided - Granted6/2019/3257/EM

    Fell 1 x Oak tree (TG2)

    14 Broadfield Place Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LJ

    Received 30 Dec 2019
  14. Decided6/2020/0661/TC

    Fell 1x Silver Birch tree and replace with a Silver Birch

    1 Applecroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JZ

    Received 9 Mar 2020
  15. Decided - Granted6/2022/0508/HOUSE

    Erection of new wheelchair accessible garage within the curtilage of the dwelling-house following the demolition of the existing garage.

    13 Youngs Rise Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6RT

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  16. Decided - WithdrawnN6/2013/0785/FP

    Installation of rear dormer window and two rooflights to front roof slope

    21A Woodside Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0DS

    Received 18 Apr 2013
  17. Decided - GrantedW6/2007/0552/EM

    ERECTION OF A BOUNDARY FENCE

    50 Beechfield Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RF

    Received 3 Apr 2007
  18. Decided - Granted6/2022/1180/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer and two front rooflights

    7 Heronfield Little Heath Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1JA

    Received 23 May 2022
  19. Decided - Granted6/2016/2373/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension and new pitched roof to existing store

    50 Warren Way Digswell Welwyn AL6 0DN

    Received 9 Nov 2016
  20. Decided - Granted6/2023/1921/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for installation of pc lintel following demolition of wall to create single door

    74 Aldykes Hatfield AL10 8EF

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  21. Decided - Granted6/2018/0331/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    8 Mount Pleasant Close Hatfield AL9 5BZ

    Received 31 Jan 2018
  22. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1110/FP

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    43 Endymion Road Hatfield AL10 8AT

    Received 19 May 2014
  23. Decided - Granted6/2026/0258/TPO

    Tree IDs: T1, T2, T3 Species: Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) 1. Crown reduction of all three trees by approximately 2.0m - 3.0m in height and 2.0m in lateral spread. 2. Crown lift to approximately 5m above ground level on the property side to clear the roofline and guttering.

    1 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0SH

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  24. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1617/LU

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    15 EAST RIDGEWAY, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 4AW

    Received 29 Oct 2007

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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.

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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