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Beales Hotel Comet Way Hatfield AL10 9NG

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2021/1164/FULL FULL PERMISSION

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of existing vacant hotel into 53 room hostel and erection of further 40 units of accommodation in the car park for a temporary period of up to 3 years.

As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1164/FULL

Application record

Reference
6/2021/1164/FULL
Type
FULL PERMISSION
Status
Decided - Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
12 Apr 2021
Validated
20 Apr 2021
Decided
18 Jun 2021
Ward
Hatfield Villages
Parish
Hatfield
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL10 9NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Apr 2021

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 20 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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