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Maran House 56 Hertford Road Digswell WELWYN AL6 0BX

6/2017/0587/FULLFULL PERMISSIONRefused
Full

Refused on 29 August 2017

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing log store and outbuildings, Conversion of existing garage to form a 3 bedroom residential dwelling unit including rear extension, insertion of dormer windows and roof lights, and alterations.

Received
22 March 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Welwyn East
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated22 Mar
  3. Consult.19 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Aug

Decided in 160 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Maran House 56 Hertford Road Digswell WELWYN AL6 0BX. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 15 weeks longer than Welwyn Hatfield's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Welwyn East. We hold 969 applications in total for the AL6 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
AL6 0BX
Application type
FULL PERMISSION
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Welwyn

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 March 2017
Consultation expiry
16 June 2017
Consultation end
19 April 2017
Neighbour consultation end
19 April 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Philip Dean Limited 12 Raffin Park Datchworth SG3 6RR

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
7 June 2017
Site notice end
16 June 2017

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Maran CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Welwyn Hatfield
  • Registered park and garden: Tewin WaterPart of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Welwyn Hatfield

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