14 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BG Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1460/EM - ESTATE MANAGEMENT Approved

Proposal

Fitting an air-to-air heat pump on a rear wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Welwyn Garden City conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve 47 m away: Sherrardspark Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 47 m away: Sherrardspark Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt 48 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Application type
ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Postcode
AL8 7BG
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Peever

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 94% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Welwyn Hatfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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