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

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

• 6/2025/0321/MAJ Granted

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

  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.

  Decided 23 Sep 2026 Full applications

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. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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.

This application is with Welwyn Hatfield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Welwyn Hatfield decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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

  6/2025/0321/MAJ Submitted 19 Feb 2025 50 yards away

  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.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 49 docs
  Major scheme

• 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 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

• Former Shredded Wheat Factory Welwyn Garden City AL8 6UN

  6/2019/2706/COND Submitted 28 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 10 (construction method statement) 11 (construction management plan) and 40 (site waste management plan) on planning permission 6/2018/0171/MAJ

  Granted Conditions

• 6/2026/1169/LB Granted

  1-13 Holwell Court Hatfield AL9 5RL

  Installation of full fibre network to the building

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 6/2026/1646/LB Awaiting decision

  Hatfield House Hatfield Park Great North Road Hatfield AL9 5NF

  Roof repairs and ancillary works associated with the Grade I Listed Hatfield House

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 6/2026/1237/LB Granted

  Digswell Lodge Digswell Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NU

  Reconstruction of garden wall

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 6/2026/0745/LB Withdrawn

  14 Fore Street Hatfield AL9 5AH

  Repointing of the principal front elevation. Localised repointing of approximately 2m of brickwork in the rear gable. Replacement of 20 damaged bricks to the chimney stacking reclaimed bricks to match the existing. Careful removal of failed pointing by hand Repointing using a lime-based mortar to match the original in composition. Pre-wetting of joints using a mist spray. Finishing of mortar joints flush with the the brick face.

  Received 27 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 6/2026/1199/LB Refused

  6 Hall Grove Welwyn Garden City AL7 4PN

  Increase to door height

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings