Pavement outside 43 Howardsgate Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AP
Proposal
Installation of 2x advertisement panels on either side of Street Hub Unit
- Received
- 18 August 2026
- Decided
- 13 October 2026 · Refused
- Ward
- Handside
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Oct
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for signage at Pavement outside 43 Howardsgate Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AP. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 3 applications of this type and approves 67% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Welwyn Garden City conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 218 applications across Handside. We hold 1,361 applications in total for the AL8 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed advertisements would harm visual amenity and fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Welwyn Garden City Conservation Area The development is therefore contrary to the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan, the Supplementary Design Guidance, the Welwyn Garden City Conservation Area Appraisal, the design and heritage provisions of the NPPF and section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Plan Revision Details Received Date Number Number 1000 P1 Site Location Plan 18 August 2026 1100 P1 Existing And Proposed Block 18 August 2026 4000 P1 Existing And Proposed Front 18 August 2026 4010 P1 Existing And Proposed Rear 18 August 2026 4020 P1 Existing And Proposed Side 18 August 2026
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Welwyn Hatfield
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Welwyn Garden City
- Brownfield land register: Welwyn Garden City - Stonehills House Stonehills (Additional units)Register site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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