Planning application
Unit 19 Martinfield Business Centre Martinfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 1HG
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
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8 Oct 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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13 Oct 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2023
Decision issued: Refused
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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.
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