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Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL

Granted Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/0205/MAJ MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL

    6/2026/1454/COND Submitted 18 Aug 2026 5m away

    89% 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

    6/2026/1453/COND Submitted 18 Aug 2026 9m away

    89% 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
  • 315 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NJ

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