Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms AL9 7TA Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1337/FULL - FULL PERMISSION Approved
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Relocation of the Transfusion Medicine Vet Pod and associated parking, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice_620261337FULL.pdf (678 kb) Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620261337FULL(1)(1).pdf (174 kb) Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF OPP1278004_Portakabin_3000_Front and Rear Elevations.pdf (782 kb) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OPP1278004_Portakabin_3001_Side Elevations.pdf (762 kb) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Comments.pdf (73 kb) Document · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response_Redacted.pdf (397 kb) Document · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 14

PDF 6_2026_1337_FULL Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms AL9 7TA_Redacted.pdf (188 kb) Document · 16 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OPP1278004_Portakabin_2001_Cat Consult_Office_Lab.pdf (426 kb) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OPP1278004_Portakabin_2002_Dog Consult_Store.pdf (421 kb) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF OPP1278004_Portakabin_2003_Consult_Store_Office_Lab_Linked.pdf (446 kb) Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (391 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-00-DR-A-080121.pdf (275 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080021.pdf (887 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080220.pdf (2055 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080221.pdf (1904 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080222.pdf (2195 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080223.pdf (2035 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-XX-DR-A-080020.pdf (170 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVCA-HBA-V4-00-DR-A-080120.pdf (197 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RVC Vet Pod_Planning Covering Letter_Redacted.pdf (813 kb) Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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 North Mymms built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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

Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Application type
FULL PERMISSION
Postcode
AL9 7TA
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Parish
North Mymms
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aneira Farrelly

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of commercial premises here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Welwyn Hatfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (Travel plan) on planning permission…
6/2025/2523/COND
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition number 1 (Travel plan) on planning permission…
6/2025/2523/COND
2024 Refused
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Travel Plan) on planning permission 6/2018…
6/2024/2399/COND
2022 Approved
Installation of a Transfusion Medicine Vet Pod and associated landscape works
6/2022/1977/FULL
2022 Approved
Installation of a Transfusion Medicine Vet Pod and associated landscape works
6/2022/1977/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms Hatfield AL9 7TA
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 (external lighting) on planning permission…
6/2021/2877/COND
2021
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms Hatfield AL9 7TA
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 (external lighting) on planning permission…
6/2021/2877/COND
2020 Approved
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane Hatfield AL9 7TA
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) on…
6/2020/0465/COND
2020 Approved
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane Hatfield AL9 7TA
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) on…
6/2020/0465/COND
2018 Approved
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Lane North Mymms Hatfield AL9 7TA
Request for a Screening Opinion for RVSC
6/2018/2302/EIA
2018
Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead House Hawkshead lane Brookmans Park Hatfield AL9 7TA
Pre application advice for planning performance agreement
6/2018/2057/PP
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
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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