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61 London Road Knebworth SG3 6JE

Awaiting decision Welwyn Hatfield 6/2025/0603/MAJ MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

Works: Extension Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Phased rear extension to existing chocolate factory with additional parking area and associated works

As published by the council, reference 6/2025/0603/MAJ

Application record

Reference
6/2025/0603/MAJ
Type
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Status
Under Consideration
Received
31 Mar 2025
Validated
28 May 2025
Ward
Welwyn East
Parish
Woolmer Green
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG3 6JE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2025

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 28 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Under Consideration.

  5. 7 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  6. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 August 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Welwyn Hatfield took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Welwyn Hatfield for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Welwyn Hatfield decided full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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