Planning application
17-17A Mill Lane Welwyn AL6 9EU
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use of offices to 3 x 2 bedroom flats
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/1370/LAWP
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/1370/LAWP
- Type
- LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Welwyn West
- Parish
- Welwyn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL6 9EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/0443/PN29 Decided
17-17a Mill Lane Welwyn AL6 9EU
Change of use of offices to 3 x 2 bedroom flats
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 10 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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17-17a Mill Lane Welwyn AL6 9EU
Change of use of offices to 3 x 2 bedroom flats
Decided Prior approval New dwelling -
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6/2026/1297/LAWE Granted
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