Planning application
162 Dragon Road Hatfield AL10 9NZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a six-person HMO to a seven-person HMO with garage conversion to communal living space and new cycle and refuse/recycling store
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1261/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1261/FULL
- Type
- FULL PERMISSION
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hatfield Villages
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL10 9NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Welwyn Hatfield took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Welwyn Hatfield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Welwyn Hatfield decided full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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