Planning application
9-11 Church Street Welwyn AL6 9LN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of first floor from residential (Class C3) to hearing clinic (Class E)
As published by the council, reference 6/2024/1670/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2024/1670/FULL
- Type
- FULL PERMISSION
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 9LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2024
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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28 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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9 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 full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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