Planning application
Welwyn Garden City Football And Social Club Herns Way Welwyn Garden City AL7 1TA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed replacement of the existing natural grass football pitch with a 106m x 70m FIFA Quality 3G all-weather pitch, including associated shockpad, drainage, and LED floodlighting - (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0001/MAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0001/MAJ
- Type
- MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 2 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Haldens
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL7 1TA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jan 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 August 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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