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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29,002 approved · 4,819 refused · 2,219 withdrawn.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: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 - Granted6/2022/1941/HOUSE

    Erection of new pitched roof to front projection with front porch canopy and garage conversion

    10 Kindersley Close Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9RN

    Received 19 Aug 2022
  2. Decided - GrantedN6/2004/0719/FP

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OFFICE B1 USE OVER ACCOMMODATION FOR A3 (RESTAURANT) AT GROUND LEVEL APPROVED BY EXISTING CONSENT N6/2003/971/FP

    28 High Street Welwyn AL6 9EQ

    Received 12 May 2004
  3. Decided - GrantedN6/2013/2547/TC

    Fell dangerous Ash tree

    1 Coneydale, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RX

    Received 5 Dec 2013
  4. Decided - GrantedS6/2008/2154/FP

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    36 Bramble Road Hatfield AL10 9SA

    Received 11 Nov 2008
  5. Decided - RefusedC6/1988/7016/AD

    Illuminated fascia and projecting signs

    36 Wigmores North, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6PH

    Received 1 Jan 1988
  6. Appeal Decided - Dismissed6/2019/3135/FULL

    Conversion of barn into 1 x dwelling

    Danecroft Riding Stables 1A Vera Lane Digswell Welwyn AL6 0EW

    Received 12 Dec 2019
  7. Decided - Refused6/2021/1283/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of a set of wooden, electric (remotely operated) driveway gates into an existing driveway

    1 Bury Cottages Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AG

    Received 21 Apr 2021
  8. Decided - GrantedN6/2014/0677/TC

    Reduce Two Beech trees by upto 30%

    3 The Glade, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LG

    Received 25 Mar 2014
  9. Decided - Granted6/2018/0672/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (material samples) on planning permission 6/2017/1064/FULL, dated 15/09/2017

    Knebworth Care Home 59 London Road Woolmer Green Knebworth SG3 6JE

    Received 9 Mar 2018
  10. Decided - GrantedW6/2008/1831/EM

    INSERTION OF WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION AND ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION

    29 MANDEVILLE RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7JT

    Received 25 Sept 2008
  11. Decided - Granted6/2018/0102/EM

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    170 Parkway Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HZ

    Received 10 Jan 2018
  12. Decided - Granted6/2022/2274/EM

    Installation of 14 solar panels fitted to south facing roof

    8 Pitsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SJ

    Received 30 Sept 2022
  13. Decided - Refused6/2020/1670/EMH

    Errection of first floor extension

    95 Broomhills Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RE

    Received 10 Jul 2020
  14. Decided - GrantedN6/2008/0026/AG

    PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER PART 6 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 1995, FOR THE ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

    Land at Linces Farm Kimpton Road Welwyn AL6 9NL

    Received 4 Jan 2008
  15. Decided - Granted6/2025/0114/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 12 and 40 (noise protection) on planning permission 6/2019/2714/OUTLINE and the subsequent noise protection condition attached to the NMA decision letter dated 13 December 2024

    YMCA 90 Peartree Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3UL

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  16. Decided - Granted6/2018/1210/EM

    Construction of free standing dwarf wall greenhouse and cold frame in traditional Edwardian style (2.95m x 1.85m).

    11 Dellcott Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BB

    Received 9 May 2018
  17. Decided - GrantedN6/2014/0494/FP

    Erection of single storey side extension

    22 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PJ

    Received 10 Mar 2014
  18. Decided - GrantedN6/2014/2638/FP

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    37 Marsden Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YD

    Received 3 Dec 2014
  19. Decided - RefusedN6/2007/1608/FP

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH.

    72 UPPERFIELD ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 3LW

    Received 29 Oct 2007
  20. Decided - Granted6/2016/0145/LAWP

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion to include rear dormer and velux windows to front. Materials to match existing property; facing brickwork, upvc windows and flat roof to dormer.

    50 Great Ganett, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3DE

    Received 26 Jan 2016
  21. Decided - GrantedS6/2013/2174/MA

    Erection of 2nd floor extension to existing hotel, including a further 19 bedrooms and gymnasium

    Beales Hotel, Comet Way, Hatfield, AL10 9NG

    Received 11 Oct 2013
  22. Decided - Granted6/2021/3420/COND

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (boundary treatments) on planning permission 6/2019/1214/VAR

    The Spinney High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HP

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  23. Decided - Granted6/2024/2168/EM

    Hedgerow removal works to all features to the front of a property for creating parking space in the front of the property. Removal request for 2.7m of hedge

    80 Thistle Grove Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AQ

    Received 11 Nov 2024
  24. Decided - RefusedW6/2007/1425/EM

    PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    77 Rosedale, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1DP

    Received 25 Sept 2007

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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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