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8 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW

6/2023/1662/HOUSEHOUSEHOLDER APPLICATIONRefused
Householder

Refused on 4 October 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of new dormer window to rear elevation and rooflight to flank roof. Fenestration alterations to include replacement of existing window reveal detailing, removal of existing front door and porch with the installation of new window, reinstatement of original front door, blocking up of existing window on side elevation at first floor level, alterations to window sizes on rear elevation at first floor level and replacement of timber windows for metal to match original.

Received
9 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brookmans Park & Little Heath
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 8 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Essendon conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Brookmans Park & Little Heath. We hold 278 applications in total for the AL9 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
AL9 6HW
Application type
HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
Parish
Essendon

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2023
Consultation expiry
14 September 2023
Consultation end
6 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
31 Chennells Close Hitchin SG4 0EA

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 September 2023
Site notice end
7 September 2023

Additional information

UPRN
100080961065

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Essendon
  • Green belt: Welwyn Hatfield
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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