104 Dragon Road Hatfield AL10 9NX

1. 1 Feb 2023

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 3 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 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

• 162 Dragon Road Hatfield AL10 9NZ

  6/2026/1261/FULL Submitted 17 Jul 2026 90m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  Change of use from a six-person HMO to a seven-person HMO with garage conversion to communal living space and new cycle and refuse/recycling store

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 55 Dragon Road Hatfield AL10 9LY

  6/2024/0817/FULL Submitted 30 Apr 2024 94m away

  Erection of an additional storey to create a 2-bed flat

  Granted Full applications

• 21 Freemans Acre Hatfield AL10 9JJ

  6/2026/0986/LAWE Submitted 4 Jun 2026 101m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a HMO

  Granted Lawful development

• 77 Tiger Moth Way Hatfield AL10 9LT

  6/2021/1035/HOUSE Submitted 29 Mar 2021 112m away

  Conversion of garage to habitable room and replacement of garage door with window and brickwork

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing
  Domestic

• 15 Tiger Moth Way Hatfield AL10 9LT

  6/2026/0960/FULL Submitted 1 Jun 2026 157m away

  Change of use of general amenity land to residential garden and erection of a 2 metre high timber boundary fence following removal of existing hedge and boundary treatment

  Refused Full applications
  Small domestic

• Howe Dell School The Runway Hatfield AL10 9AH

  6/2026/1419/COND Submitted 11 Aug 2026 219m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct

  Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 2 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)), Condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) and Condition 4 (Tree Survey, Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Strategy) on planning permission 6/2026/0478/FULL

  Awaiting decision Conditions Trees

• 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