Land at Spinney Lane Rabley Heath Welwyn AL6 0QS

1. 6 Mar 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 10 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 22 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Under Consultation

   Previously Under Consideration.

5. 22 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

6. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 June 2026, 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 full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 1A Darby Drive Welwyn AL6 9TE

  6/2024/1805/HOUSE Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Proposed oak framed carport with tiled roof

  Granted Householder
  Domestic

• 22 Spinney Lane Welwyn AL6 9TF

  6/2022/2732/HOUSE Submitted 1 Dec 2022 150 yards away

  Erection of glass canopy on the rear elevation of the property

  Granted Householder
  Domestic

• 2 Wych Elm Lane Welwyn AL6 9TG

  6/2024/1467/LAWP Submitted 2 Aug 2024 250 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage into habitable space for a games room and store

  Granted Lawful development

• 7 Normans Lane Welwyn AL6 9TQ

  6/2024/1581/PN10 Submitted 20 Aug 2024 350 yards away

  Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building into a single dwellinghouse (Class C3)

  Refused Prior approval
  Domestic

• 7 Normans Lane Welwyn AL6 9TQ

  6/2023/0674/PN10 Submitted 27 Mar 2023 350 yards away

  Prior approval for a change of use from agricultural building to one dwellinghouse

  Granted Prior approval
  Domestic

• Building adjacent to 7 Normans Lane Welwyn AL6 9TQ

  6/2022/2446/LAWE Submitted 21 Oct 2022 350 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness to demonstrate the building has been solely used for agriculture as part of an established agricultural unit.

  Granted Lawful development

• 6/2026/1052/FULL Granted

  Unit 3 Woodside Lane Hatfield AL9 6DE

  Retention of an extension to the existing building and the erection of a rear extension following demolition of existing buildings (part retrospective)

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 6/2026/1264/FULL Granted

  53 Brookmans Avenue Brookmans Park AL9 7QG

  Erection of dwelling with boundary wall and gates following demolition of existing property

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 6/2026/1337/FULL Granted

  Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms AL9 7TA

  Relocation of the Transfusion Medicine Vet Pod and associated parking, landscaping and associated works

  Received 30 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 6/2026/1689/MAJ Awaiting decision

  Howlands House Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QJ

  Erection of a single 3 and 4-storey building comprising 44 temporary accommodation homes, staff office and laundry facilities, children's play space, cycle and vehicular parking, associated servicing, plant enclosure, substation, landscaping and external works.

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 6/2026/0952/FULL Granted

  18 Fallowfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 1EE

  Retrospective application for change of use from amenity land to residential land to form part hardstanding and part garden land at the front of the property and installation of a drop kerb

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications