15 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QL
Approved on 7 November 2025
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions
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Proposal
Switching of position of window and door in rear study; Switching of position of window and door in utility room; Master bedroom south facing window x1 - opacified glass in same frame style/ materials/ size to adjacent window, Discreet conservation style sun tunnels x2 on roof; Solar panels on south side of roof; Replacement of 2x garden sheds with small garden room with garden storage area
- Received
- 16 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Handside
- ReceivedReceived16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated17 Sep
- Consult.Consultation13 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 51 days
About this application
This is a planning application for an outbuilding at 15 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QL. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 5,394 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Welwyn Hatfield's typical decision time. The site is in the Welwyn Garden City conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 230 applications across Handside. We hold 1,408 applications in total for the AL8 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL8 6QL
- Application type
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 13 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 13 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 15 Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QL
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100080975977
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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Welwyn Hatfield
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