1 Claves Crescent Welwyn Garden City AL7 1WN

1. 5 May 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 29 May 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 17 Claves Crescent Welwyn Garden City AL7 1WN

  6/2026/0820/HOUSE Submitted 11 May 2026 67m away

  Erection of single storey rear extension & alterations to openings

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• Ratcliff Tail Lifts Ltd Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1ET

  6/2019/2730/COND Submitted 30 Oct 2019 95m away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (construction management plan) on planning permission 6/2018/3110/MAJ

  Granted Conditions

• Grass verge along Bessemer Road Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1ET

  6/2026/1411/PN15 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 122m away

  69% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Prior approval for the installation of 20m high Taurus Street pole with 9no antennas, 6no RRH and equipment housing, together with associated ancillary development

  Awaiting decision Prior approval

• 23 Blythway AL7 1DJ

  6/2024/1808/EMT Submitted 19 Sep 2024 180m away

  Removal of pine tree

  Granted Trees

• 8 Dawley Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DZ

  6/2026/0795/EM Submitted 6 May 2026 192m away

  Erection of single storey side extension

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• 8 Dawley Welwyn Garden City AL7 1DZ

  6/2026/0768/HOUSE Submitted 1 May 2026 192m away

  Erection of single storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension
  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