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Land West of Woolmer’s Park The Hay Barn (Howell Court Farm) Essendon AL9 5RL

6/2026/0463/FULLFULL PERMISSIONAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Demolition of existing agricultural barn and erection of a replacement self-build dwellinghouse with associated access, parking, landscaping, installation of air source heat pump and ancillary works

Received
13 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brookmans Park & Little Heath
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.4 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land West of Woolmer’s Park The Hay Barn (Howell Court Farm) Essendon AL9 5RL. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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Application details

Postcode
AL9 5RL
Application type
FULL PERMISSION
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Essendon

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2026
Consultation expiry
4 June 2026
Consultation end
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
25 Hawkslade Road Nunhead London SE15 3DQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Ms Emily Kingswell

Publicity

Site notice end
4 June 2026

Additional information

UPRN
200003857485
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Welwyn Hatfield+1 more
  • 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, conservation 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.

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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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    4 Mar

    Erection of a hay store and a machinery store

    ApprovedFULL PERMISSION6/2026/0400/FULL
  2. 2022
    13 Sep

    Prior approval for a change of use from agricultural building to 3 dwellinghouses

    ApprovedOutline6/2022/2130/PN10
  3. 2022
    12 Feb

    Prior approval for a change of use from agricultural buildings to 5 dwellinghouses

    WithdrawnOutline6/2022/0330/PN10
  4. 2021
    27 Aug

    Redevelopment of the existing farmyard and non-designated Heritage Assets to create 6 dwellings (2 x 3-bed, 2…

    WithdrawnMAJOR DEVELOPMENT6/2021/2514/MAJ
  5. 2020
    18 Aug

    Prior approval for change of use from agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellings, with associated landscaping…

    Not DeterminedOutline6/2020/2202/PN10
  6. 2018
    12 Nov

    Erection of a single storey timber framed barn

    ApprovedFULL PERMISSION6/2018/2898/FULL

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