Planning application
Park Farm Northaw Road West Northaw EN6 4NS
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
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2 May 2025
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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12 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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