The Cottage Foxes Lane Hatfield AL9 7BA

1. 24 Jun 2021

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 11 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Linden Lodge Bulls Lane Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 7BB

  6/2022/2011/FULL Submitted 30 Aug 2022 39m away

  Erection of replacement outbuilding in the Green Belt (part retrospective)

  Refused Full applications 1 doc

• The Cottage Foxes Lane Hatfield AL9 7BA

  6/2021/1024/FULL Submitted 29 Mar 2021 70m away

  Change of use of land from residential curtilage to equine use and from equine use to residential curtilage

  Granted Full applications

• The Bellbrook, Bulls Lane, Hatfield, AL9 7AZ

  6/2019/2606/MAJ Submitted 14 Oct 2019 241m away

  Erection of stable block, erection of new fencing and gates to frontage following removal of existing gates, and laying of hard-surfacing for vehicle access, all in association with change of use of land from agriculture to riding and grazing of horses for personal leisure use

  Granted Full applications
  Major scheme

• White Lodge Farm The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ

  6/2026/1297/LAWE Submitted 23 Jul 2026 316m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Certificate of lawfulness in relation to existing gate and fencing

  Awaiting decision Lawful development

• Thunderbridge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7BB

  6/2026/1421/FULL Submitted 12 Aug 2026 359m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct

  Erection of an agricultural building.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• Europlants Ltd Great North Road Hatfield AL9 6DA

  6/2021/0074/FULL Submitted 12 Jan 2021 385m away

  Installation of hardstanding for horticultural purposes.

  Granted Full applications

• 6/2026/0735/LAWE Refused

  1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the land as residential garden land ancillary to the dwellinghouse continuously since 2012

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1132/LAWE Refused

  19 Cunningham Avenue Hatfield AL10 9LR

  Certificate of existing lawfulness of a 5 person HMO since 6 April 2006

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1506/LAWP Awaiting decision

  Gosmore Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TT

  Erection of single storey side extensions x 2 and two storey rear extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1503/LAWE Awaiting decision

  27 Batterdale Hatfield AL9 5JG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing like-for-like replacement of damaged and aged windows on the front and rear elevations

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1044/LAWP Granted

  5 Peartree Court Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XN

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO for up to 6 unrelated residents)

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development