Black Fan Road, at the entrance to Brownfields, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL7 1BA

1. 28 Mar 2023

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 18 May 2023

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

3. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 17-21 Brownfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1AN

  6/2023/0294/TPO Submitted 7 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  2 x Oak trees T1 & T2 - to remove major deadwood over access road and reduce low limbs from over buildings by 1m (1 currently touching chimney stack), crown lift to 5m. Both trees are overhanging privately owned industrial property and access road in Brownfields.

  Granted Trees

• 29 Brownfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1AN

  6/2021/0883/COND Submitted 18 Mar 2021 150 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (location of disabled car user parking bay) & 3 (location of electric vehicle charging point), on planning permission 6/2018/1616/FULL

  Granted Conditions

• 2 City Park Pacific House Swiftfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1LY

  6/2021/1268/FULL Submitted 20 Apr 2021 150 yards away

  Installation of 12 x ventilation grilles into the fabric (metal cladding) of an existing light industrial unit

  Granted Full applications

• 2 City Park Pacific House Swiftfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1LY

  6/2021/1512/FULL Submitted 12 May 2021 150 yards away

  Installation of sprinkler tanks and pump room

  Granted Full applications

• 6 South Mundells Welwyn Garden City AL7 1EP

  6/2026/0701/PN14 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  Prior approval for demolition to remove the existing small industrial building and allow the site to be levelled and resurfaced in tarmac

  Granted Prior approval Demolition

• 2 Upper Shot Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RP

  6/2021/1845/EMT Submitted 15 Jun 2021 250 yards away

  1 x Sliver Birch stem to fell to ground level

  Withdrawn Trees

• 6/2026/1399/PN8 Granted

  1 High Dells Hatfield AL10 9JD

  Prior approval for a single storey rear extension measuring 4.50m in depth, 2.58m to the eaves and the maximum height of 2.75m

  Received 7 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 6/2026/1335/PN8 Refused

  31 Kentish Lane Brookmans Park AL9 6NG

  Prior approval for 2x single storey rear extensions and 1x single storey side/rear extension measuring 8m in depth, 2.85m to the eaves and the maximum height of 4m

  Received 30 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 6/2026/1558/PN8 Awaiting decision

  50 Heron Way Hatfield AL10 8QX

  Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 5m in depth, 3m in height and 3m to the eaves

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 6/2026/1385/PN14 Granted

  Car Park at Bishops Square Hatfield Business Park Hatfield AL10 9NE

  Prior approval for demolition of existing carpark building

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 6/2026/1125/PN8 Granted

  39 The Ridgeway Northaw EN6 4BD

  Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extensions measuring 8m in depth, 4m in height and 3m to the eaves

  Received 29 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Prior approval