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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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Refused6/2021/0617/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of an outbuilding to the rear of the property

    43 The Grove Hatfield AL9 7RL

    Received 25 Feb 2021
  2. Decided6/2018/2592/TPO

    Fell 1 x Hornbeam tree

    2 Beehive Green Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BE

    Received 9 Oct 2018
  3. Decided - Granted6/2021/0214/FULL

    Erection of a new dwelling to the rear of the site and associated works

    Little Guessens 6 Codicote Road Welwyn AL6 9NB

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  4. Decided - Refused6/2017/0807/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension, first floor side extension and two storey rear extension

    22 Ravenfield Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3UE

    Received 20 Apr 2017
  5. Decided - RefusedW6/2014/2443/EM

    Installation of solar panels

    6 Rayfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HR

    Received 6 Nov 2014
  6. Decided - RefusedN6/2004/1235/FP

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    9 Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7RT

    Received 12 Aug 2004
  7. Decided - Withdrawn6/2020/2054/HOUSE

    Erection of conservatory to the rear

    2 Tolmers Mews Newgate Street Hertford SG13 8RG

    Received 13 Aug 2020
  8. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1184/FP

    Erection of first floor rear extension

    14 Brookside Crescent Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4QN

    Received 27 May 2014
  9. Decided - Granted6/2020/3008/HOUSE

    Proposed hip to gable roof enlargement with insertion of front rooflights, two storey side and rear extension, front porch canopy, loft conversion with rear dormer window, alterations to existing window openings and proposed window openings.

    36 Crawford Road Hatfield AL10 0PE

    Received 16 Nov 2020
  10. Decided - Granted6/2023/1700/EMT

    Fell 1 x dead Willow to ground level

    2 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JU

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  11. Decided - GrantedN6/2008/0262/FP

    ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY

    3 Holly Hall Court Church Street Welwyn AL6 9LH

    Received 7 Feb 2008
  12. Decided - Refused6/2022/1676/LB

    Waterproofing of existing basement to dwelling.

    Bedwell Lodge Cucumber Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6JB

    Received 15 Jul 2022
  13. Appeal Decided - Allowed6/2022/0588/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions, installation of new fenestration, change to materials.

    3 Tanglewood Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0RU

    Received 14 Mar 2022
  14. Decided - Granted6/2024/0592/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to Condition 2 (Crown Roof Details) on planning permission 6/2021/1685/HOUSE

    61 Moffats Lane Brookmans Park AL9 7RT

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  15. Decided - Granted6/2023/0711/EM

    Retrospective application for retention of garden building

    17 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LJ

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  16. Decided - Granted6/2019/2314/EM

    Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of detached garage and enlarged driveway.

    1 Thistle Grove Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AB

    Received 19 Sept 2019
  17. Decided - Refused6/2019/0228/EM

    Replacement of driveway and expansion with drainage following removal of hedge

    7 Stacklands Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XW

    Received 4 Feb 2019
  18. Decided - RefusedN6/2014/0477/FP

    Erection of single storey garage and conservatory following demolition of existing wooden shed

    29 Brooksfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AS

    Received 5 Mar 2014
  19. Decided - Granted6/2023/1554/EM

    Installation of mobility scooter storage unit for the resident by constructing a concrete base for the scooter to sit on and paving works to access the unit

    24 Heather Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XU

    Received 27 Jul 2023
  20. Decided - Granted6/2022/0329/HOUSE

    Loft conversion to include the erection of a rear facing dormer, insertion of 1 x front facing roof light and 1 x side facing window to existing gable end

    17 Great Braitch Lane Hatfield AL10 9FD

    Received 11 Feb 2022
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/1452/FP

    ERECTION OF CANOPY OVER SERVICE YARD AND ENCLOSURE TO THE SERVICE YARD

    Former Public House 59 Station Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4HX

    Received 1 Oct 2007
  22. Decided - Granted6/2024/2126/EMT

    Reduce 1 x pear tree by 30% to suitable lateral growth points

    26 Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RA

    Received 5 Nov 2024
  23. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/1132/FP

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF ONE NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE AND SWIMMIING POOL.

    7 EAST RIDGEWAY, POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE, EN6 4AW

    Received 22 Jul 2004
  24. Decided - Granted6/2016/2270/EM

    Erection of orangery to the rear

    18 Great Break, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3EZ

    Received 31 Oct 2016

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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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