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Unit 19 Martinfield Business Centre Martinfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 1HG

Refused Welwyn Hatfield 6/2021/2893/FULL FULL PERMISSION

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from storage (Class B8) and commercial (Class E) to non-residential institution (Class F1) and associated external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 6/2021/2893/FULL

Application record

Reference
6/2021/2893/FULL
Type
FULL PERMISSION
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
8 Oct 2021
Validated
13 Oct 2021
Decided
26 May 2023
Ward
Peartree
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL7 1HG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2021

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 13 Oct 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this refusal means

Welwyn Hatfield refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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