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1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

Refused Welwyn Hatfield 6/2026/0735/LAWE LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING

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

As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0735/LAWE

Application record

Reference
6/2026/0735/LAWE
Type
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING
Status
Decided - Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Decided
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Northaw and Cuffley
Parish
Northaw and Cuffley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
EN6 4NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

    Extension to existing garage

    Decided 11 Oct 2024 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Received by Welwyn Hatfield

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

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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