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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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Refused6/2022/0359/HOUSE

    Erection of a two storey side extension, alterations to fenestration and extension of front hardstanding

    48 Brookside Crescent Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4QN

    Received 15 Feb 2022
  2. Decided - Granted6/2018/2558/TPO

    Reduce 2 x Hornbeam trees by 35 % covered by TPO 737 (2018)

    56 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PN

    Received 4 Oct 2018
  3. Appeal Decided - WithdrawnW6/2013/0050/EM

    Alterations to front garden to include, relocation of magnolia tree and extension of hardsurfacing

    46 Blakemere Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7PJ

    Received 15 Jan 2013
  4. Decided - Granted6/2019/1756/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear, and first-floor side extension

    22 Crossway Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EE

    Received 16 Jul 2019
  5. Decided - Refused6/2017/1668/EM

    Installation of 10 x solar panels on south facing roof elevation.

    31 Digswell Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PB

    Received 27 Jul 2017
  6. Decided - GrantedS6/2007/0389/FP

    EXTENSION TO RELOCATE 'INBOUND OFFICE; EXTENSION TO CREATE NEW RETURNS AREA AND INSERTION OF FOUR NEW LOADING DOORS

    Ocado Ltd Gypsy Moth Avenue Hatfield AL10 9BD

    Received 8 Mar 2007
  7. Decided - Granted6/2017/1343/HOUSE

    Erection of a rear conservatory

    20 Wilkins Grove Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JS

    Received 21 Jun 2017
  8. Decided - Refused6/2018/1422/EM

    Remove hedge within 3m (H2)

    28 Barleycroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU

    Received 30 May 2018
  9. Decided - Granted6/2021/3498/HOUSE

    Single storey rear conservatory

    4 Hillside Way Welwyn AL6 0TY

    Received 16 Dec 2021
  10. Decided - GrantedW6/2004/1277/EM

    HARDSURFACING OF FRONT GARDEN

    36 Meadway, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4NH

    Received 20 Aug 2004
  11. Decided - RefusedN6/2013/0043/TP

    Fell and replace Beech T1 covered by TPO 413

    26 Canonsfield Road Welwyn AL6 0QH

    Received 10 Jan 2013
  12. Decided - GrantedW6/2015/1482/EM

    Installation of side window and sunpipe to rear roof

    56 Broadwater Crescent Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TU

    Received 10 Jul 2015
  13. Decided - Withdrawn6/2025/1520/VAR

    Variation of condition 4 (External Materials - Bricks) on planning permission 6/2023/1898/FULL

    58 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AW

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  14. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/0225/FP

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING BUNGALOW, WITH SECOND FLOOR ACCOMMODATION WITHIN NEW GABLE ROOF OF VOID; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE AND RAISING OF EXISTING CHIMNEY

    9 Sutherland Avenue Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EQ

    Received 11 Feb 2004
  15. Decided - Refused6/2020/1794/PN8

    Flat roofed single storey rear extension

    7 Rosecroft Lane Welwyn AL6 0UB

    Received 21 Jul 2020
  16. Decided - Granted6/2025/1030/ADV

    Installation of a direction sign adjacent to Coopers Green Lane to the facility 'Coleman Croft Lifestyle Barns'- a group of businesses based at Woodcock Hill AL4 9HJ

    Land to the north of Coopers Green Lane, approx. 100 metres east of the junction between Coopers Green Lane and Woodcock Hill

    Received 2 Jun 2025
  17. Decided - Granted6/2019/1022/VAR

    Variation of condition 1 (approved drawings) and deletion of condition 6 (obscure glazed first floor flank windows) of planning permission 6/2018/2577/VAR

    94 Harmer Green Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0EP

    Received 29 Apr 2019
  18. Appeal Decided - Allowed6/2023/1345/HOUSE

    Installation of solar panels to roof

    11 Little Youngs Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SL

    Received 29 Jun 2023
  19. Decided - Refused6/2020/0998/FULL

    Erection of a 3 flats comprising of 2 x 3 bedroom flats and 1 x 2 bedroom flat following demolition of existing garages

    Land at Green Close Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7ST

    Received 2 May 2020
  20. Decided - Granted6/2022/0654/EM

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    13 Attimore Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LN

    Received 21 Mar 2022
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/0692/FP

    Erection of single storey side extension

    1 Church Lane, Northaw, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4NX

    Received 3 Apr 2013
  22. Decided6/2021/1054/TC

    1 x Ash to prune back re growth by 4m height & width. 1 x Yew to reduce by 1.5m height & width

    95 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SP

    Received 30 Mar 2021
  23. Decided - Granted6/2023/0928/EM

    Replacement of existing garden shed with a larger home office / summer house

    39 Haldens Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DH

    Received 2 May 2023
  24. Decided - Granted6/2018/3036/HOUSE

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension and outbuilding with alterations to openings and the installation of a solar water heater

    180 Heronswood Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EU

    Received 27 Nov 2018

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What these statistics cover

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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