Maran Cottage 56A Hertford Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0BX

1. 13 Aug 2024

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 7 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 7 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 1 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR

  6/2026/0744/EM Submitted 27 Apr 2026 79m away

  Proposed removal of redundant boiler chimney at rear of property

  Granted

• 2 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR

  6/2021/1751/EMT Submitted 3 Jun 2021 104m away

  Remove the overgrown leylandi conifers and replant with tall Holme oak and large native specimen deciduous trees to retain the privacy screen of trees

  Granted Trees

• Quartermans Cottage Digswell Lane Welwyn AL6 0SP

  6/2026/0539/EMT Submitted 24 Mar 2026 117m away

  50ft Ash tree to reduce the crown by 30%

  Granted Trees

• 3 Old Forge Close Welwyn AL6 0SR

  6/2026/0581/EMT Submitted 1 Apr 2026 134m away

  1 x Apple to reduce growth back to previous pruning points, approximately 1.2m in both height and width. To maintain size and current pruning maintenance cycle 2 x Norway maple to reduce growth back to previous pruning points, approximately 2m in both height and width. To maintain size and current pruning maintenance cycle

  Granted Trees

• 7 St Ives Close Digswell Welwyn AL6 0BB

  6/2024/1751/TPO Submitted 11 Sep 2024 147m away

  T1 1 x Norway Maple to reduce by approximately 2.5m height and 1.2m in width. To retain size due to proximity between houses T2 1 x Sycamore to reduce by approximately 2m in height and width. To reduce size to create a more balanced and compact crown T3 1 x Sycamore to reduce lateral lower lateral branches over the roadway by approximately 3m and 2m on remaining lateral branches. We want to reduce laterals as overlong and extending over the roadway and across a street lamp T4 1 x Sycamore to reduce lateral branches by approximately 2m - To reduce laterals as overlong and extending over the roadway TPO 660 (2017) G1

  Granted Trees

• 7 St Ives Close Digswell Welwyn AL6 0BB

  6/2021/2122/TPO Submitted 14 Jul 2021 147m away

  T1: 1 x sycamore to reduce lateral branches over patio by 2m. Remove major deadwood. T2: 1 x Sycamore to reduce lateral branches by 1.5m T3: 1 x Sycamore (right hand boundary) to cut back lateral branches over-sailing neighbours boundary by 2m.

  Granted 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