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51 Herns Lane Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 2AG

Refused Welwyn Hatfield 6/2023/0521/PN8 Class A – enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse - PRIOR APPROVAL

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5m in depth, 3m in heights and 2.60m to the eaves following demolition of the existing extension

As published by the council, reference 6/2023/0521/PN8

Application record

Reference
6/2023/0521/PN8
Type
Class A – enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse - PRIOR APPROVAL
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
7 Mar 2023
Validated
9 Mar 2023
Decided
19 Apr 2023
Ward
Haldens
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL7 2AG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Mar 2023

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 9 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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