Gosmore Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TT

1. 27 Aug 2026

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 October 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, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Welwyn Hatfield decided lawful development applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• St Johns Church Of England Jmi School Lemsford Village Lemsford Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TR

  6/2026/1231/FULL Submitted 13 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  Installation of new fencing and gates across the school boundary adjacent to the main road

  Withdrawn Full applications

• Land adjacent to 42 Lemsford Village Lemsford Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TR

  6/2026/1122/COND Submitted 29 Jun 2026 350 yards away

  Submission of details pursuant of condition 5 (external materials) on planning permission 6/2025/1228/FULL

  Granted Conditions

• Lemsford Mill Lemsford Village Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TR

  6/2024/1964/TC Submitted 14 Oct 2024 450 yards away

  T1 Ash - Remove T6 Ash - Remove T8 Ash - Remove T13 Ash - Remove T17 Italian Alder - Reduce overall height to the previous pruning points ( circa 7 m). G18 Two Ash trees adjacent to Lemsford Village road- Remove dead wood. T21 Copper Beech - Remove dead wood . Crown lift to 3m over Lemsford Village Road. T2 Ash - Remove T3 Ash - Remove T4 Ash - Remove G7 Ash - Remove G9 Ash - Remove T12 Dead tree unidentified - Remove

  Granted Trees

• Land to the north of New Road Stanborough Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TX

  6/2026/0108/OUTLINE Submitted 23 Jan 2026 0.3 miles away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~20 Mar

  Outline Planning Application for up to 100 dwellings (including affordable housing), open space, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), vehicular access point and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except for access

  Awaiting decision Outline
  Major scheme

• 6/2026/1287/LAWE Refused

  Woodhurst Farm, Stables Cattlegate Road Northaw Potters Bar EN2 8AU

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of a former agricultural building (Barn) as a self- contained single residential dwelling house (Use Class C3) following its conversion and continuous occupation for a period in excess of 10 years prior to the date of this application

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1306/LAWP Granted

  184 Unit 4 St Albans Road West Hatfield AL10 0TF

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use of the front office portion of Unit 4 to a daycare/crèche facility, to include an internal mezzanine, within Use Class E.

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1328/LAWP Granted

  41 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear facing dormer and single storey side extension, plus insertion of rooflight to front elevation

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1288/LAWE Granted

  1 The Limberlost Welwyn AL6 9TS

  Certificate of existing lawfulness for a single storey extension

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1297/LAWE Granted

  White Lodge Farm The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ

  Certificate of lawfulness in relation to existing gate and fencing

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development