Planning application
61 London Road Knebworth SG3 6JE
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
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31 Mar 2025
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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28 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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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.
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