Planning application
6 St Audreys Close Hatfield AL10 8UW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawfulness of an HMO
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0769/LAWE
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0769/LAWE
- Type
- LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - EXISTING
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Welham Green & Hatfield South
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL10 8UW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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29 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Status changed to Decided - Refused
Previously Call In/Major Objection.
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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