Planning application
6/2021/1838/LAWP
7 Oaklea Welwyn AL6 0PT
Proposal
Garage conversion, to include repositioning of entrance door to centre of wall facing house and replacement with a sliding door.
As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1838/LAWP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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28 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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6/2022/2462/HOUSE Granted
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6/2024/1775/LAWP Granted
28 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PS
Certificate of lawfulness for garage conversion into habitable space
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6/2026/0893/HOUSE Granted
Windy Ridge 40 Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PX
Erection of two storey front extension with dormers, alteration to openings
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6/2026/1036/LAWE Withdrawn
25 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a first floor external balcony to the rear of the house
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6/2021/1169/FULL Granted
Oaklands Primary School Great North Road Welwyn AL6 0PX
Erection of 85m squared single storey external classroom.
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6/2024/1748/TPO Granted
8 Bluebells Welwyn AL6 0XD
Two Hornbeam trees in the back garden of property one to the right and one to the left are cut back every two years by 25 to 30% by tree surgeon TPO 639
Other lawful development applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/0769/LAWE Refused
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6/2025/0845/LAWE Refused
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Certificate of lawfulness for mixed use of field for storage, dog exercising and training, and agriculture, and the stationing of a caravan, together with ancillary temporary uses including camping
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6/2026/0932/LAWP Granted
169 Bishops Rise Hatfield AL10 9EP
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a single storey rear extension
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6/2026/0900/LAWP Refused
41 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TJ
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a hip to gable roof extension, formation of rear dormer, erection of single storey side extension and insertion of rooflight to front elevation
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6/2026/1045/LAWP Granted
6 The Gardens Brookmans Park AL9 7UL
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage, elevational changes to front and rear elevations and new roof lights