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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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  1. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0283/FP

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND DOUBLE GARAGE.

    38 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PX

    Received 24 Feb 2004
  2. Decided - Granted6/2016/0172/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey side extension

    3 The Ridgeway, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4AY

    Received 3 Feb 2016
  3. Decided - Granted6/2017/0526/HOUSE

    Erection of two storey rear extension with internal alterations and landscaping

    38 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AT

    Received 16 Mar 2017
  4. Decided - Granted6/2023/1518/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of two single storey side extension to both sides, two storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey extension, with new front porch

    6 Cromer Hyde Lane Lemsford Welwyn Garden City AL8 7XE

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  5. Decided - Refused6/2025/0956/HOUSE

    Proposed single storey front extension

    47 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RX

    Received 23 May 2025
  6. Decided - Granted6/2025/0009/LB

    Alterations to the following characteristics of the property, Removal and Construction of new non-load bearing walls, Internal Floor Finishes, Relocate/Install new bathrooms, Replace Handrail and Balustrading, New drainage routes connections to existing soil waste pipes, Replace Radiators, Install new doors to match existing (where they are currently missing or cannot be re-used), Replace Lighting

    Bedwell Park Bedwell Hall Cucumber Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6GJ

    Received 3 Jan 2025
  7. Decided - Granted6/2015/1676/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor rear and side extensions

    13 Pitsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SJ

    Received 7 Aug 2015
  8. Decided - Granted6/2019/0429/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of dormer to facilitate loft conversion

    6 Glebeland Hatfield AL10 8AA

    Received 26 Feb 2019
  9. Decided - Granted6/2022/1149/EM

    Part double & part single storey rear extension, ground floor front extensions and insertion of first floor side window

    10 The Croft, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4JY

    Received 19 May 2022
  10. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0098/S73B

    Variation of condition 3 (Materials) from planning permission S6/2012/1178/FP - Enlargement of existing dormer on front elevation

    9 The Ryde, HATFIELD, AL9 5DQ

    Received 15 Jan 2013
  11. Decided - GrantedW6/2004/0547/EM

    ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY

    12 Camfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4ED

    Received 7 Apr 2004
  12. Decided - Granted6/2025/2036/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 8 (cycle storage) on planning permission 6/2022/2759/FULL

    Plot 5610 Gypsy Moth Avenue Hatfield AL10 9BS

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  13. Decided - Granted6/2015/1545/HOUSE

    Conversion of garage to living accommodation and creation of hard standing.

    12 Campion Road Hatfield AL10 9FB

    Received 22 Jul 2015
  14. Decided - Granted6/2022/1898/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of garage, plus raising of roof height and front parapet wall.

    11 The Jinnings Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QB

    Received 15 Aug 2022
  15. Decided - Granted6/2025/1501/RM

    Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for residential development pursuant to condition 1 (reserved matters), condition 2 (submission of reserved matters), condition 3 (reserved matters layout), condition 4 (landscaped buffer), condition 6 (detailed engineering details), condition 9 (Biodiversity), condition 10 (Health Impact Assessment), condition 11 (written scheme of investigation), condition 13 (surface water) and condition 25 (noise assessment) of outline planning permission (ref: 6/2023/2552/OUTLINE) comprising 150 dwellings, public open space, car parking ,and associated infrastructure works

    Land off London Road Woolmer Green SG3 6JZ

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  16. Appeal Decided - DismissedS6/2014/1706/S73B

    Variation of condition 3 (matching materials) of planning permission S6/2011/1829/FP to allow retention of grey roof tiles

    4 Bluebridge Avenue, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7RZ

    Received 30 Jul 2014
  17. Decided - Granted6/2017/1693/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and raise the roof and parapet to existing side extension

    11 Colgrove Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HY

    Received 2 Aug 2017
  18. Decided - Granted6/2023/0804/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single-storey rear extension

    112 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 0ET

    Received 14 Apr 2023
  19. Decided - Granted6/2021/1839/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer

    33 Birchwood Avenue Hatfield AL10 0PR

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  20. Decided - Refused6/2015/1948/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear and two storey side and front extensions

    16 Canonsfield Road Welwyn AL6 0QH

    Received 17 Sept 2015
  21. Decided - Refused6/2017/0687/HOUSE

    Erection of two storey front extension and part single storey part two storey rear extension

    12 Longlands Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3QB

    Received 31 Mar 2017
  22. Decided - Granted6/2019/0016/PN8

    Prior approval for erection of single storey rear extension measuring 8m in depth, 2.800m in heights, 2.800m to the eaves

    74 Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TU

    Received 3 Jan 2019
  23. Decided - GrantedN6/2010/0008/TC

    PRUNE CROWN OF HORSE CHESTNUT TREE BY 25% TO BALANCE

    38 PARKWAY, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 6HQ

    Received 7 Jan 2010
  24. Decided - RefusedN6/2015/0904/FP

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    Green Brow Waterend Lane Ayot St Peter Welwyn AL6 9BB

    Received 28 Apr 2015

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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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