Planning application
11 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the retention of an outbuilding in the rear garden
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0350/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0350/LAWE
- Type
- LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Welwyn East
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 0AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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