49 Woods Avenue Hatfield AL10 8QE

1. 16 Apr 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 21 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 11 Cedar Road Hatfield AL10 8NZ

  6/2021/0906/HOUSE Submitted 22 Mar 2021 59m away

  Partial conversion of garage into a study, raising of roof above and insertion of front window (with brick infill) and new garage door in place of existing garage door

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing
  Domestic

• 11 Cedar Road Hatfield AL10 8NZ

  6/2026/0163/HOUSE Submitted 30 Jan 2026 59m away

  Retention of garage conversion to habitable room, insertion of door and window to front elevation and rooflight with removal of chimney

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• 1 Cedar Road Hatfield AL10 8NZ

  6/2024/1908/LAWP Submitted 4 Oct 2024 87m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and insertion of two rooflights to the front roofslope, following the removal of chimney

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer

• 1 Cedar Road Hatfield AL10 8NZ

  6/2024/1413/HOUSE Submitted 24 Jul 2024 87m away

  Erection of two storey side and rear extension

  Refused Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 23 Cedar Road Hatfield AL10 8NZ

  6/2026/0249/FULL Submitted 12 Feb 2026 101m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) and installation of a cycle rack

  Granted Full applications
  Domestic

• 14 Birch Drive Hatfield AL10 8NX

  6/2026/0827/HOUSE Submitted 12 May 2026 149m away

  Erection of part single and part two storey rear extension, two storey side extension and a single storey front porch following demolition of the existing garage

  Refused Householder Extension Demolition
  Small domestic

• 6/2026/0735/LAWE Refused

  1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the land as residential garden land ancillary to the dwellinghouse continuously since 2012

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1132/LAWE Refused

  19 Cunningham Avenue Hatfield AL10 9LR

  Certificate of existing lawfulness of a 5 person HMO since 6 April 2006

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1506/LAWP Awaiting decision

  Gosmore Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TT

  Erection of single storey side extensions x 2 and two storey rear extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1503/LAWE Awaiting decision

  27 Batterdale Hatfield AL9 5JG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing like-for-like replacement of damaged and aged windows on the front and rear elevations

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1044/LAWP Granted

  5 Peartree Court Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XN

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO for up to 6 unrelated residents)

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development