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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
85.1% of applications approved
Ranks #214 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
30.9% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #178 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 210 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£429,152 median sale price
-2.5% year on year · 1,126 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
60.0% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #9 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 44,929 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/2026/1730/EM | 6 Melbourne Court Welwyn Garden City | Alterations to front and side elevations of the house and adding an EV charger to front elevation | Other | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1697/EM | Decision Documents Consultees Neighbours History NMAs More ☰ Application… | Removal of front hedgerow and replace with planted flowers | Other | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1689/MAJ | Howlands House Howlands Welwyn Garden City | Erection of a single 3 and 4-storey building comprising 44 temporary accommodation homes, staff office and laundry… | Other | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1688/EM | Decision Documents Consultees Neighbours History NMAs More ☰ Application… | Proposed portico to front and side entrances, new dormer windows to existing roof space, new/repositioned rooflights on… | Householder | 24 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1682/HOUSE | Decision Documents Consultees Neighbours History NMAs More ☰ Application… | Addition of solar panels to roof (front and rear) | Householder | 23 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1686/PN8 | 65 Maple Grove Welwyn Garden City | Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, 3m in height and 2.75m to the… | Priorapproval | 23 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1653/EM | 10 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City | Erection of a shed at read garden, replace rear garden gate and fencing and removing an internal Leylandii hedge | Other | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1645/HOUSE | Decision Documents Consultees Neighbours History NMAs More ☰ Application… | Erection of front porch and car port | Householder | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1643/FULL | Knebworth Care Home 59 London Road Woolmer Green | Reconfiguration and extension of the existing car parking provision to provide 10 additional parking spaces, relocation… | Fullplanning | 21 Sept 2026 |
| 6/2026/1649/FULL | 17A The Broadway Hatfield | Erection of canopy | Fullplanning | 21 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Welwyn Hatfield’s planning portal (def_v3) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.welhat.gov.ukNewest application received 30 Sept 2026.
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PlanNexus indexes Welwyn Hatfield's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.
85.1% of Welwyn Hatfield's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
30.9% of appeals against Welwyn Hatfield decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 210 decided appeals.
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