Land North of 58 Bell Lane Brookmans Park AL9 7AY Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1448/PIP - PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE Pending

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of a single dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026, from recent outline applications across the UK. Comments are open until 23 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE
Postcode
AL9 7AY
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Parish
North Mymms
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide outline applications by day 55.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Welwyn Hatfield to go on. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 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