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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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/1664/FP

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING ROOF TO PROVIDE FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS AND TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSIONS

    13A Oaklands Rise Welwyn AL6 0RN

    Received 10 Nov 2004
  2. Decided - Refused6/2016/0919/FULL

    Erection of 1no dwellinghouse following demolition of existing dwelling

    Little House, West End Lane, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AU

    Received 6 May 2016
  3. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/0181/EM

    Removal of chimney stack, removal and brick up of rear door and removal of protruding front wall between front door and utility door

    65 Rosedale, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1DP

    Received 29 Jan 2014
  4. Decided - GrantedS6/2015/1114/FP

    Erection of single storey front extension

    15 Green Lanes Hatfield AL10 9JT

    Received 28 May 2015
  5. Decided - RefusedW6/2010/0143/EM

    ERECTION OF NEW DWELLING

    1 BEECHFIELD ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 3RG

    Received 26 Jan 2010
  6. Decided - GrantedW6/2015/1156/TE

    Removal of dangerous tree

    60 Haldens Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DB

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  7. Decided - GrantedS6/2009/1495/FP

    INSTALLATION OF EXTRACTION DUCT

    71-72 THE GALLERIA, COMET WAY, HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL10 0XY

    Received 13 Jul 2009
  8. Decided - Granted6/2023/1897/FULL

    Insertion of new first floor windows to west elevation of existing warehouse building

    Unit 1 Travellers Close Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7JL

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  9. Appeal Decided - Allowed6/2019/2734/HOUSE

    Erection of part two storey side and rear extension with conversion of garage into habitable space

    6 Bennett Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JA

    Received 30 Oct 2019
  10. Decided - Granted6/2017/1035/HOUSE

    Erection of a two storey rear and first floor side extension with 1 rooflight and balcony, erection of a car port to the side of property, partial conversion of garage.

    336 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NQ

    Received 15 May 2017
  11. Decided - Granted6/2021/1353/TPO

    Fell 1 x Beech tree (T17) covered by TPO 249

    Street Record Gorseway Hatfield AL10 9GS

    Received 27 Apr 2021
  12. Decided - GrantedN6/2015/0499/FP

    Replacement of existing white timber vertical sliders with UPVC vertical sliders

    14 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LE

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  13. Decided - Granted6/2026/1117/EMT

    Cut back Norway spruce back to boundary growing over from number 28's garden.

    28 Barleycroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  14. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0520/FP

    Erection of rear conservatory

    10 Newgate Street Village, HERTFORD, SG13 8RA

    Received 6 Mar 2013
  15. Decided - Granted6/2022/1239/LAWP

    Certificate to lawfulness for loft conversion with side dormers and Juliet balcony to rear

    91 Bramble Road Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9SB

    Received 26 May 2022
  16. Decided - Granted6/2015/2438/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side extension involving the demolition of the existing garage

    32 Attimore Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6LP

    Received 8 Dec 2015
  17. Decided - Granted6/2025/2185/HOUSE

    Erection of a detached ancillary outbuilding

    3 Barneswood Digswell Welwyn AL6 0EU

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  18. Decided - RefusedN6/2010/0155/FP

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND OFFICE EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING

    5 Darby Drive Welwyn AL6 9TE

    Received 28 Jan 2010
  19. Decided - Granted6/2022/2474/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 (compliance with the Defra guidance on the control of odour from commercial kitchen exhaust systems) on planning permission 6/2020/2341/FULL

    16 Station Road Cuffley Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 4HT

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  20. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/2422/EM

    Erection of single storey front extension including conversion of existing conservatory

    39 Woodland Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LJ

    Received 3 Nov 2014
  21. Decided - Granted6/2024/1128/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension with first floor rear balcony to include privacy screening following the demolition of existing rear extension

    22 Mymms Drive Brookmans Park AL9 7AF

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  22. DecidedN6/2008/1844/CD

    CHANGE OF USE TO WASTE TRANSFER STATION AND BAILING FACILITY AND THE ERECTION OF BUILDINGS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WASTE TRANSFER STATION

    50-52 BURROWFIELD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 4SR

    Received 1 Oct 2008
  23. Decided - Granted6/2024/1755/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to existing church building to provide a larger kitchen and additional storage.

    140 Cole Green Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3JE

    Received 12 Sept 2024
  24. Decided - Granted6/2023/2219/ADV

    Installation of 1 x new internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 x new projecting sign

    73 Town Centre Hatfield AL10 0JW

    Received 1 Nov 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.

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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