Planning application
6/2023/0040/LAWP
53 High Street Welwyn AL6 9EH
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the change of front door
As published by the council, reference 6/2023/0040/LAWP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2023
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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16 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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24 Jul 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 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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6/2026/1049/TC Withdrawn
41 High Street Welwyn AL6 9EF
Birch tree in corner of boundary next to residential homes, reduction in size by 30% to the overall size of the tree
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6/2023/0068/COND Granted
26 High Street Welwyn AL6 9EQ
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (roofing materials), on Listed Building Consent 6/2022/1668/LB
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6/2023/0073/COND Granted
26 High Street Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9EQ
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (Roof tiles, retiling methodology and repair) on Listed Building consent application 6/2022/1668/LB.
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6/2023/0451/TC Granted
4 The Green Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9EA
T1 Tulip tree to remove 2 lowest branches and reduce crown by 1m from branch tips (a copper beech tree next to it was recently removed revealing the tulip tree crown is unbalanced).
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6/2026/1037/TC Granted
6 Hobbs Hill Welwyn AL6 9DS
Fell birch.
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6/2026/1056/TC Granted
16 The Green Welwyn AL6 9EA
Fell 1 x weeping willow.
Other lawful development applications
In Welwyn Hatfield
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6/2026/0769/LAWE Refused
6 St Audreys Close Hatfield AL10 8UW
Certificate of existing lawfulness of an HMO
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6/2025/0845/LAWE Refused
Park Farm Northaw Road West Northaw EN6 4NS
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