The Hope and Anchor 2 Station Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7PJ Data via plota.co.uk

6/2025/2117/COND - APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION Refused

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition number 5 (external materials),6 (cycle parking),7 (refuse and recycling) 9 (landscaping),11 (EV charging),12 (accessible housing) on planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
28 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
25 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 23

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: The Hope and Anchor Public House
List entry 1348176 · 12 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Inside the Welham Green built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,829,000 in April 2024. Other property, freehold.

23 April 2024£1,829,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 June 2022£554,600Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area237 m² (2,551 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION
Postcode
AL9 7PJ
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Parish
North Mymms
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
25 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Westbury Projects

Public comments

3comments received

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Dec 2025
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Welwyn Hatfield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #224 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Welwyn Hatfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #200 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #224 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #229 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
22 decided
633
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.