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Park Farm Northaw Road West Northaw EN6 4NS

Refused Welwyn Hatfield 6/2025/0845/LAWE LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for mixed use of field for storage, dog exercising and training, and agriculture, and the stationing of a caravan, together with ancillary temporary uses including camping

As published by the council, reference 6/2025/0845/LAWE

Application record

Reference
6/2025/0845/LAWE
Type
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
2 May 2025
Validated
12 May 2025
Decided
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Northaw and Cuffley
Parish
Northaw and Cuffley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EN6 4NS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2025

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 12 May 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  5. 26 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Decided - Refused

    Previously Call In/Major Objection.

What this refusal means

Welwyn Hatfield refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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