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Former Shredded Wheat Factory Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RR

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2025/0321/MAJ MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Detailed Planning Application for redevelopment of the former Shredded Wheat Factory site to include for demolition of some existing structures (including some Grade II Listed Buildings), and the provision of townhouses (Use Class C3), residential care accommodation for the elderly (Use Class C2) with associated communal facilities, Build to Rent accommodation (Use Class C3) with associated communal facilities, an aparthotel (Use Class C1), a retail and cycle hub unit (Use Classes E and Sui Generis), and the change of use of remaining existing retained buildings to retail, commercial and leisure uses (Use Classes E, F2 and Sui Generis) with associated cycle parking, car parking, access, landscaping and other supporting infrastructure. Linked with application 6/2025/1635/LB.

As published by the council, reference 6/2025/0321/MAJ

Application record

Reference
6/2025/0321/MAJ
Type
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Status
Awaiting completion S106 and/or Referral SoS
Decision
Granted
Received
19 Feb 2025
Validated
10 Mar 2025
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Peartree
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
AL7 1RR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 6/2025/1635/LB Awaiting decision

    Former Shredded Wheat Factory Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RR

    Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition of existing structures (including the Grade II Listed Production Hall) and alterations to retained buildings to enable the change of use to retail, commercial, and leisure uses (Use Classes E, F2, and Sui Generis)

    Submitted 19 Feb 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2025

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

49 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 23 September 2026, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1RR

    6/2025/1635/LB Submitted 19 Feb 2025 50 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~5 May

    Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition of existing structures (including the Grade II Listed Production Hall) and alterations to retained buildings to enable the change of use to retail, commercial, and leisure uses (Use Classes E, F2, and Sui Generis)

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition

  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory 3 Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    6/2022/2106/COND Submitted 9 Sep 2022 100 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 17(b) (Highway management and maintenance) on planning reference 6/2018/0171/MAJ

    Granted Conditions

  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    6/2025/2361/VAR Submitted 10 Nov 2025 100 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~20 Mar

    Variation of condition number 56 (approved plans) on planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ

    Awaiting decision Amendments 3 docs

  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    6/2022/2190/COND Submitted 22 Sep 2022 100 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (SuDS plan management and maintenance plan for Blocks 10 and 11) for planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ

    Granted Conditions

  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    6/2019/2717/COND Submitted 29 Oct 2019 100 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 46 (open access ducting for fibre optic cable to serve a range of next generation access compatible telecommunication services to multi point destinations and all buildings including residential, commercial and community across the development) on planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ

    Granted Conditions

  • Former Shredded Wheat Factory 3 Bridge Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

    6/2022/1569/COND Submitted 4 Jul 2022 100 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 32 (landscaping) on planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ

    Granted Conditions

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    Received 17 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 6/2026/0952/FULL Granted

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