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43 Moorlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4PY

6/2026/0124/HOUSEHOUSEHOLDER APPLICATIONRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension and a front porch conversion

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Howlands
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 43 Moorlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4PY. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Beehive conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Howlands. We hold 714 applications in total for the AL7 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extensions by reason of size and design would not relate well to the design and character of the dwelling and would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. The proposal would conflict with Policies SP1, SP9, SP15, and SADM15 of the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan, the National Planning Policy Framework, and Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
  2. Plan Revision Details Received Date Number Number P1685-01 Location & Block Plan 27 January 2026 P1685-02 Plans and Elevations 27 January 2026 1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL7 4PY
Application type
HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
22 Netley Close Caversham Reading RG4 6SR

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
18 March 2026
Site notice end
17 March 2026

Additional information

UPRN
100080982004

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Beehive
  • 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.

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

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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Jan

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and a front porch

    PendingESTATE MANAGEMENTFiled alongside6/2026/0161/EM
  2. 2026
    27 Jan

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and a front porch conversion

    This applicationRefusedFull6/2026/0124/HOUSE

Source: Welwyn Hatfield

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