Land between The Manor House and Witehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ Data via plota.co.uk

6/2025/0435/VAR - VARIATION OF CONDITION Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 3 (External materials), 5 (Fire Hydrants), 6 (Offsite Highway Improvements), 7 (Landscape & Ecology Management Plan), 8 (Vehicular accesses), 10 (Car parking), 12 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment), 13 (Landscape details) and 20 (Approved plans and details) on planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
7 Mar 2025
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Approved
23 Jun 2025

Approved on 23 Jun 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 65

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620250435VAR.pdf (0 kb) Document · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620250435VAR(2).pdf (0 kb) Document · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF 1685-Essendon Hill - Design Statement - March 2025.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement for S73 application 06.03.2025.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF P6549. Land at Essendon - Landscape and Ecology Management Plan (LEMP) Rev 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 36

PDF 1685-10 v6 - Streetscape Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-11 v6 - East Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-12 v6 - South Elevation - House 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-13 v6 - West Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-14 v6 - North Elevation - House 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-15 v6 - North Elevation - House 2.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-16 v6 - South Elevation - House 3.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-17 v6 - South Elevation - House 2.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-18 v6 - South Elevation - House 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-19 v6 - North Elevation - House 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-20 v6 - North Elevation - House 3.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-21 v6 - Second Floor Plan - Proposed .pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-04 v6 - Site Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-09 v6 - Roof Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-03 - Site plan - Existing.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-05 v5 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Ground Floor Plan.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-06 v5 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Root Protection Areas.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-07 v5 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Tree Analysis.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-08 v5 - First Floor Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-28 v5 - Section A1 - House 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-29 v5 - Section A2 - House 2.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-04 v5 - Site Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-09 v5 - Roof Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-10 v5 - Streetscape Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-11 v5 - East Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-12 v5 - South Elevation - House 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-13 v5 - West Elevation.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-14 v5 - North Elevation - House 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-15 v5 - North Elevation - House 2.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-16 v5 - South Elevation - House 3.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-17 v5 - South Elevation - House 2.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-18 v5 - South Elevation - House 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-19 v5 - North Elevation - House 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-20 v5 - North Elevation - House 3.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-21 v5 - Second Floor Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF P6549. Land at Essendon - Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) Rev 1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Response_02134(1)(1).pdf (0 kb) Document · 18 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 6.2025.0435.VAR at Land between The Manor House and Witehall Field CottageResponse_02134.pdf (0 kb) Document · 16 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Comments(1).pdf (0 kb) Document · 16 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Document · 10 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Response_6-2025-0435-VAR.pdf (0 kb) Document · 9 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Document · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Comments.pdf (0 kb) Document · 21 Mar 2025 View ↗

Other documents 17

PDF 6-2025-0435-VAR Rsp1 Det SR_Redacted.pdf (0 kb) Document · 10 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning application ref 6_2025_0435_VAR - Materials samples 4 of 4 - REVISED 18.06.2025.pdf (0 kb) Document · 20 May 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-SK20250429 - Essendon Conservation Area - Map & Photos of houses with weatherboarding.pdf (0 kb) Document · 9 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Site Notice_620250435VAR(1).pdf (0 kb) Document · 8 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF 6-25-0435-1.pdf (0 kb) Document · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 425.002529.00001_TN01_v1.1_Redacted.pdf (0 kb) Document · 12 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-01 - Site location map.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 1685-02 - Site Location Map - Showing Extent of Existing Built-up Frontage.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PRI22760-03B.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PRI22760-11C.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF 204-GMS-DR-M-70-100 (P2).pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 4 of 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 1 of 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 2 of 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 3 of 4.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF PRI22760aia_amsB.pdf (0 kb) Document · 7 Mar 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Essendon 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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

Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Application type
VARIATION OF CONDITION
Postcode
AL9 6AJ
Received
7 Mar 2025
Validated
7 Mar 2025
Parish
Essendon
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
23 Jun 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

4comments received
2 objecting2 neutral

50% object · below the UK average of 74%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 May 2025

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
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2025 Approved
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Flint Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (hard & soft landscape works), Condition 2…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
Land associated with Flint Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
Erection of a detached one-and-a-half storey dwelling with associated landscaping and sit…
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2023 Approved
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Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AJ
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Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
Variation of condition 19 (Approved Plans and Details) and associated conditions 5 (Highw…
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2023 Approved
Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon AL9 6AJ
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2021 Approved
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Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
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2016 Approved
The Manor House, Essendon Hill, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AJ
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (french doors) on consent S6/2014/2668/LB
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings