5 The Spinney Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AG

1. 17 Oct 2024

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 23 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 15 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.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Welwyn Hatfield is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 187 Peartree Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XL

  6/2024/1832/EMT Submitted 24 Sep 2024 73m away

  Ash tree to fell (no replanting). Plum tree to crown lift to 3m

  Granted Trees

• 11 Well Garth Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AF

  6/2024/1404/EMT Submitted 23 Jul 2024 100m away

  FRONT GARDEN Ash on frontage to fell Holly 1m off front porch elevation to fell REAR GARDEN Cypress in corner of garden to fell Sorbus dead to fell Cypress growing up garden wall to fell Ash with ash die back to fell No replacement tree planting within the property is proposed. Both the front and rear gardens are very small.

  Granted Trees
  Small domestic

• 18 Pondcroft Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XJ

  6/2023/0684/TC Submitted 27 Mar 2023 109m away

  T1 Apple tree - to reduce height and width by 50%

  Granted Trees

• 18 Pondcroft Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XJ

  6/2023/0443/EMT Submitted 27 Feb 2023 109m away

  T1 Apple tree - to reduce height and width by 50%

  Granted Trees

• 5 Peartree Court Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XN

  6/2026/1044/LAWP Submitted 15 Jun 2026 117m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO for up to 6 unrelated residents)

  Granted Lawful development
  Domestic

• 6 Well Garth Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AF

  6/2021/2025/EMH Submitted 2 Jul 2021 148m away

  Erection of a two storey side extension and changes to fenestration on rear elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing
  Domestic