12 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL
Refused on 16 October 2017
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of two storey front, rear and side extensions
- Received
- 14 June 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Sherrards
- ReceivedReceived14 Jun
- ValidatedValidated20 Jun
- Consult.Consultation17 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Oct
Decided in 118 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 12 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 124 days, 10 weeks longer than Welwyn Hatfield's typical decision time. The site is in the Welwyn Garden City conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Sherrards. We hold 1,408 applications in total for the AL8 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
- AL8 7PL
- Application type
- HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 June 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 17 July 2017
- Consultation end
- 17 July 2017
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 July 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Unit 33 -34 10 Hornsey Street Islington London N7 8EL
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 July 2017
- Site notice end
- 17 July 2017
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100080985764
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Welwyn Garden City
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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.
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Associated applications
- 201716 Jun
Erection of a two storey front side and rear extension
RefusedESTATE MANAGEMENTFiled alongside6/2017/1316/EM - 201714 Jun
Erection of two storey front, rear and side extensions
This applicationRefusedFull6/2017/1300/HOUSE
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