27 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EX

1. 29 Jul 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

This application is with Welwyn Hatfield for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Welwyn Hatfield is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 35 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2021/1833/EM Submitted 14 Jun 2021 40m away

  Retention of new roof

  Refused Roofing

• 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2024/2026/EMT Submitted 21 Oct 2024 59m away

  T1 1 x Cherry to remove in sections to ground level. Grind out stump to approximately 200mm below existing ground level. Too close to house and suppressing shrubbery T2 1 x Cherry to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and 1.5m in width. This is to maintain the size of the tree

  Granted Trees

• 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2021/0985/EMT Submitted 25 Mar 2021 59m away

  Reduce Twin Stem Silver Birch by 2m height & 1.5m width. Reduce 1x Silver Birch by 2m height and 1.5m width. Fell 1x Whitebeam. Reduce 1x Elder by 2m height. Fell 1x Hawthorn to ground level

  Granted Trees

• 24 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2024/2024/TC Submitted 21 Oct 2024 59m away

  1 x Cherry to remove in sections to ground level. Grind out stump to approximately 200mm below existing ground level. 1 x Cherry to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and 1.5m in width.

  Granted Trees

• 22 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2021/1009/EMT Submitted 26 Mar 2021 60m away

  Section of Lonicera hedging to fell and grind and replant with Beech hedge.

  Granted Trees

• 22 Fordwich Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6EY

  6/2024/2184/EMT Submitted 12 Nov 2024 60m away

  T1 Birch tree to fell T2 Birch tree to fell

  Granted Trees