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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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - GrantedS6/2013/0354/FP

    Change of use of ground floor accommodation from residential to dentist surgery at No.5 Birchwood Avenue and single storey rear extension (No.5 and 7 Birchwood Avenue) to create extended dental surgery at No.7 Birchwood Avenue. Creation of 2 bedroom flat at first floor level following change of use of first floor accommodation at No.7 Birchwood Avenue from existing dental surgery use with existing ground floor access to No.5 Birchwood Avenue retained along with existing parking space and front garden. New disabled parking space and vehicular access to dental surgery at No.7 Birchwood Avenue

    5 & 7 Birchwood Avenue Hatfield AL10 0PL

    Received 15 Feb 2013
  2. Decided - Granted6/2019/0047/FULL

    Installation of a Roller shutter door to rear elevation and 2 louvres to front elevation.

    Unit F City Park Swiftfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1LY

    Received 9 Jan 2019
  3. Decided - RefusedS6/2013/2368/TC

    Reduce Two Chestnuts, Two Ash trees and One Beech Tree back to boundary and One Ash tree by 50%

    St Audreys Church Street Hatfield AL9 5AR

    Received 25 Oct 2013
  4. Decided - Granted6/2020/2080/EMT

    Fell 1 x Ash to ground level.

    12 Great Ganett Welwyn Garden City AL7 3DF

    Received 17 Aug 2020
  5. Decided - RefusedS6/2007/0718/FP

    ALTERATIONS TO ROOF INCORPORATING ROOF LIGHT TO FRONT ELEVATION AND REAR DORMER WINDOW

    86 Campion Road Hatfield AL10 9FT

    Received 10 May 2007
  6. Decided - RefusedS6/2004/0260/LU

    PROPOSED CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULL USE FOR REAR CONSERVATORY

    13 Lockley Crescent Hatfield AL10 0TL

    Received 18 Feb 2004
  7. Decided - Withdrawn6/2018/0632/HOUSE

    Installation of windows in white upvc

    11 Newfields Welwyn Garden City AL8 6YS

    Received 6 Mar 2018
  8. Decided - Granted6/2025/1415/HOUSE

    Erection of first floor side extension, 1x rear dormer, 1x front dormer and alterations to fenestration

    5 Hangmans Lane Welwyn AL6 0TJ

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  9. Decided - Granted6/2021/1738/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a rear dormer extension with front roof lights and hip to gable roof extension

    24 The Meadway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4ES

    Received 2 Jun 2021
  10. Decided - Granted6/2025/2118/TPO

    1 - Oak Tree has severe die back and is under stress. There are a number of dead branches which need to be removed 2 - Hornbeam requires epicormic growth round the trunk to be removed and reduced to previous cuts ~ 2 m 3 - Sweet Chestnut requires the crown to be reduced by ~3 m and has die back in the top of the crown. This also obscures a street lamp 4 - Road side Silver Birch requires crown lift by ~5 m and reduce 2 m to shape 5 - The remaining birches require the crowns to be reduced to shape by ~3 m at the back of the house TPO108

    35 Mardley Wood Welwyn AL6 0UY

    Received 3 Oct 2025
  11. Decided - GrantedN6/2013/0753/TC

    Removal of Cedar tree located in front garden

    74 Valley Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7DP

    Received 15 Apr 2013
  12. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0809/FP

    NEW PITCHED ROOF TO EXISTING HALL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS AND RE-ARRANGEMENT OF EXISTING CAR PARKING AREA

    WOODHALL LANE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, WOODHALL LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 3TP

    Received 1 Jun 2004
  13. Decided - Withdrawn6/2022/2519/TPO

    Installation of root barrier to a depth of 600mm to protect driveway after severance of roots - trees covered by TPO 571, T4, T5, T6

    15 Bennett Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JA

    Received 3 Nov 2022
  14. Decided6/2018/0797/TPO

    Reduce 1 x Rowan tree (T1) by 10 % and 1 x Apple tree (T2) by 15 % - conservation area

    3 Walden Place Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PG

    Received 26 Mar 2018
  15. Decided - GrantedN6/2007/1333/LB

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING TO PROVIDE INDOOR SWIMMING POOL

    AYOT MONTFICHET, AYOT ST PETER, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL6 9BH

    Received 4 Sept 2007
  16. Decided - Granted6/2018/0141/LAWE

    Certificate of lawfulness for an existing front porch extension and single storey side extension

    13 Parsonage Lane Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7NB

    Received 16 Jan 2018
  17. Decided - Granted6/2016/0430/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of single storey rear extension

    99 High Dells Hatfield AL10 9HT

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  18. Decided - Refused6/2020/2561/EM

    Loft conversion to include dormer to rear, erection of a single storey rear extension, a glazed side shelter/walkway area and detached garden room

    27 Furzefield Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3RL

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  19. Decided - GrantedW6/2010/0244/EM

    REMOVE WALL OF GARAGE TO DECREASE SIZE

    2 THE GLADE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7LG

    Received 17 Feb 2010
  20. Decided - Refused6/2019/3210/HOUSE

    Erection of two storey front and side extension

    1 Hanyards End Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4EN

    Received 19 Dec 2019
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2004/0328/TP

    LOP AND SHAPE BY 30%, T1 OAK TREE COVERED BY TPO 149

    6 Heath Close Little Heath Potters Bar EN6 1LT

    Received 8 Mar 2004
  22. Decided - GrantedS6/2014/1530/FP

    Erection of side and rear two storey extensions and installation of new roof with 5 roof lights to allow for loft extension

    10 Bluebridge Road, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, AL9 7SB

    Received 7 Jul 2014
  23. Decided - Refused6/2020/2207/FULL

    Erection of a front conservatory.

    6 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PL

    Received 27 Aug 2020
  24. Decided - Granted6/2022/1788/HOUSE

    Single storey rear extension

    164 Aldykes Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 8EE

    Received 29 Jul 2022

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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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