Planning application
Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of indoor sports hall, provision of external sports field viewing bank, and associated ground works, and hard and soft landscaping
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0205/MAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0205/MAJ
- Type
- MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sherrards
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 7NL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1454/COND Awaiting decision
Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Drainage), 7 (Lighting, line marking and flooring), 9 (Construction Method Statement) and 10 (Landscaping) on planning permission 6/2026/0205/MAJ
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6/2026/1453/COND Awaiting decision
Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 2 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2026/0205/MAJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 29 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL
91% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Drainage), 7 (Lighting, line marking and flooring), 9 (Construction Method Statement) and 10 (Landscaping) on planning permission 6/2026/0205/MAJ
Awaiting decision Conditions -
Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL
91% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 2 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2026/0205/MAJ
Awaiting decision Conditions 1 doc -
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