Planning application
10 Graysfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BL
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single story rear extension with 8 solar panels
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0482/EM
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0482/EM
- Type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Howlands
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL7 4BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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19 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 a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Welwyn Hatfield is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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