Planning application
17 Wood Vale Hatfield AL10 8TT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a HMO (C4)
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0474/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0474/LAWE
- Type
- LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Hatfield East
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL10 8TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 13 May 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 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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6/2026/1287/LAWE Refused
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6/2026/1306/LAWP Granted
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6/2026/1328/LAWP Granted
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Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear facing dormer and single storey side extension, plus insertion of rooflight to front elevation
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6/2026/1288/LAWE Granted
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Certificate of existing lawfulness for a single storey extension
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6/2026/1297/LAWE Granted
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