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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided6/2026/0085/TC

    T1 - Prunus - Rebalance the weight of the Prunus to reduce the weight of the crown T11 - Ash remove the multi-stemmed Ash as it is suffering from Ash Dieback

    Shaws Corner Bibbs Hall Lane Ayot St Lawrence AL6 9BX

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  2. Decided - Granted6/2016/1433/FULL

    Erection of single storey rear extension and provision of 11 additional car parking spaces

    Rose And Crown, 22 High Road, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6HW

    Received 13 Jul 2016
  3. Decided - Granted6/2022/0733/FULL

    Installation of new shopfront to Howardsgate elevation with roof alterations to accommodate new ventilation equipment. Alterations to the rear north-eastern elevation fenestration.

    35-37 Howardsgate Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AP

    Received 28 Mar 2022
  4. Decided - RefusedW6/2007/1205/EM

    CREATION OF PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING FLAT ROOF OUTBUILDING

    12 Little Dell, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HZ

    Received 7 Aug 2007
  5. Decided - Granted6/2024/2414/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof

    8 Reeves Court Welwyn AL6 9FU

    Received 20 Dec 2024
  6. Decided6/2024/1674/TC

    Crown reduce 1 x Gleditsia tree by approx 2-3m and crown thin 15%.

    28 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SF

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  7. Decided - SplitS6/2006/0307/AD

    EXTERNAL SIGNAGE - INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA AND PROJECTING SIGNS. INTERNAL SIGNAGE - 2 No. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED MENU CASES, 1 NEON ILLUMINATED "OPEN" SIGN, NON - ILLUMINATED OPENING HOURS AND NON- ILLUMINATED VINYL GRAPHICS

    42 The Common Hatfield AL10 0LU

    Received 13 Mar 2006
  8. Decided - Granted6/2018/1399/HOUSE

    Erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension

    104 Brookside Crescent Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4QL

    Received 24 May 2018
  9. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1099/FP

    Erection of three 2 bed dwellings following demolition of existing garages

    Garages at Branch Close Hatfield AL10 0TW

    Received 15 May 2014
  10. Decided - RefusedW6/2014/0137/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension and garden shed following demolition of existing conservatory and garden shed

    22 Marsden Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XZ

    Received 5 Feb 2014
  11. Decided - Granted6/2015/2347/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear and side extensions

    4 Heath Cottages Heath Road Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1LS

    Received 19 Nov 2015
  12. Decided - GrantedW6/2014/2562/TE

    Removal of Silver Birch tree

    145 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TA

    Received 21 Nov 2014
  13. Decided - RefusedW6/2014/1384/EM

    Erection of first floor side extension

    31 Digswell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PB

    Received 26 Jun 2014
  14. Decided - Refused6/2020/0481/PN8

    Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m in depth, 3.60m in heights and 2.70m to the eaves

    6 Hill Ley Hatfield AL10 8LX

    Received 19 Feb 2020
  15. Awaiting completion S106 and/or Referral SoS6/2025/0494/MAJ

    Re-design of approved planning application ref: 6/2021/0456/MAJ – ‘Demolition of car showroom and construction of 15no. apartments with rooftop amenity space, car parking, and associated landscaping.’

    71 Station Road Cuffley EN6 4HZ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  16. Decided - Granted6/2022/0546/EMH

    Erection of single storey extension

    25 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  17. Decided - Granted6/2018/0391/EM

    Reduce 1 x Apple tree by 1.5 height and width - conservation area

    14 Homerfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QZ

    Received 7 Feb 2018
  18. DecidedN6/2015/0009/TC

    Reduce Cherry tree crown by upto 40% and Gleditsia tree by 30%

    21 Dellcott Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BB

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  19. Decided - Granted6/2017/0756/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the replacement of surface to driveway with the installation of additional drains and soakaway.

    15 Heyford Way Hatfield AL10 0AT

    Received 13 Apr 2017
  20. Decided - GrantedN6/2005/1425/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH

    5 Sherrardspark Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JW

    Received 16 Nov 2005
  21. Decided - GrantedN6/2015/1222/FP

    Replacement of 10 stables and 3 associated storage rooms and a club room (like for like)

    Digswell Place Stables Digswell Place Rectory Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SU

    Received 9 Jun 2015
  22. Decided - Granted6/2019/0783/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and partial conversion of existing garage

    9 Stanborough Mews Welwyn Garden City AL8 6DB

    Received 1 Apr 2019
  23. Decided - Granted6/2022/0437/HOUSE

    Single storey front infill extension with conversion of garage into a habitable space, and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    11 The Shaws Welwyn Garden City AL7 2HR

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  24. Decided - Granted6/2020/1561/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey rear extension with chimney, following the demolition of existing twin rear single storey extensions

    38 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HQ

    Received 1 Jul 2020

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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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