Wytmead Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AW Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1408/HOUSE - HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Reinstatement of the previously truncated chimney Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision Notice_620261408HOUSE.pdf (681 kb) Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620261408HOUSE(2).pdf (199 kb) Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report_620260690LB(1).pdf (159 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Wytmead-01 Proposed Block Plan.pdf (358 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-02 Proposed Site Plan.pdf (231 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-03 Proposed Location Plan.pdf (359 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-16 Proposed Roof Plan.pdf (194 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-19 Proposed North Elevation.pdf (205 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-11 As Existing North Elevation.pdf (200 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Comments.pdf (79 kb) Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF Name hidden Show Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF 6_2026_1408_HOUSE Wytmead Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AW_Redacted.pdf (235 kb) Document · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 6-26-1408-1.pdf (631 kb) Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice_620261408HOUSE.pdf (105 kb) Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (252 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering letter.pdf (189 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wytmead-21 Trees that could fall on Roof.pdf (280 kb) Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Wytmead
List entry 1296484 · 16 m away · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 13 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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Historic England ↗
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.
Read the government guidance ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Essendon 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Application type
HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
Postcode
AL9 6AW
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Parish
Essendon
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
693decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
3 x sycamores and 1 x ash tree to be reduced in height by 20%~25%
6/2025/0523/TC
2025 Approved
3 x sycamores and 1 x ash tree to be reduced in height by 20%~25%
6/2025/0523/TC
2020 Refused
Change of use of 2x barns to 2x dwellings, alterations to openings, erection of detached…
6/2020/0087/FULL
2020 Refused
Change of use of 2x barns to 2x dwellings, alterations to openings, erection of detached…
6/2020/0087/FULL
2019 Refused
Change of use of 2x barns to 2x dwellings, alterations to openings, erection of detached…
6/2019/2468/FULL
2016 Approved
Reduce and shape Ash tree by 20%, Sycamore tree by 50% and Yew tree by 30% - Conservation…
6/2016/1297/TPO
2016 Approved
Reduce and shape Ash tree by 20%, Sycamore tree by 50% and Yew tree by 30% - Conservation…
6/2016/1297/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Hollie West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
Prunus (approx 5m tall) : remove to ground level due to excessive lean towards neighbouri…
6/2025/2359/TC
2025 Approved
The Hollie West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
Prunus (approx 5m tall) : remove to ground level due to excessive lean towards neighbouri…
6/2025/2359/TC
2025 Approved
9 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HG
Demolition of Existing Rear Extension and Mono Pitch Roof over Patio. Ground Floor Rear E…
6/2025/0233/HOUSE
2025 Approved
9 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HG
Demolition of Existing Rear Extension and Mono Pitch Roof over Patio. Ground Floor Rear E…
6/2025/0233/HOUSE
2025 Approved
1 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AS
Repair of roof, windows and guttering. Works to remedy damp issue including replacement o…
6/2025/0128/LB
2025 Approved
1 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AS
Repair of roof, windows and guttering. Works to remedy damp issue including replacement o…
6/2025/0128/LB
2022 Approved
3 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AS
Internal alterations to the property with the removal of spiral staircase to be replaced…
6/2022/1956/LB
2022 Approved
3 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AS
Internal alterations to the property with the removal of spiral staircase to be replaced…
6/2022/1956/LB
2022 Approved
7 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HG
Erection of outbuilding at rear of garden
6/2022/0674/HOUSE
2022 Approved
7 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HG
Erection of outbuilding at rear of garden
6/2022/0674/HOUSE
2022
7 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 6HG
Erection of outbuilding at rear of garden
6/2022/0674/FULL
2022
7 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 6HG
Erection of outbuilding at rear of garden
6/2022/0674/FULL
2021 Approved
Didbury Cottage West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
1 x Beech to crown lift to clear 3m and prune the branch tips over the road to a height o…
6/2021/3095/TC
2021 Approved
Didbury Cottage West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
1 x Beech to crown lift to clear 3m and prune the branch tips over the road to a height o…
6/2021/3095/TC
2020 Approved
54 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AP
Timber garden summerhouse to garden area of property
6/2020/2447/HOUSE
2020 Approved
54 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AP
Timber garden summerhouse to garden area of property
6/2020/2447/HOUSE
2020 Approved
Essendon House Church Street Essendon AL9 6AR
Internal alterations
6/2020/1379/LB
2020 Approved
Essendon House Church Street Essendon AL9 6AR
Internal alterations
6/2020/1379/LB
2020 Approved
Essendon House Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AR
Restoration and repairs to windows on ground and first floors
6/2020/1034/LB
2020 Approved
Essendon House Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AR
Restoration and repairs to windows on ground and first floors
6/2020/1034/LB
2019 Approved
15 Rectory Close Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HG
Erection of first floor rear extension with alterations to openings
6/2019/2887/HOUSE
2018 Approved
St Mary's Church,Church Street Essendon AL9 6AR
Crown reduce chestnut tree by upto 40% and Reduce cedar tree by 30% - Covered by TPO 542(…
6/2018/2628/TPO
2018 Approved
Bantam cottage Westend Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
Fell 1x Hornbeam Tree -Conservation area
6/2018/0908/TPO
2017 Approved
Essendon House Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AR
Removal of Chestnut tree covered by TPO 554 (2016) - Dead and Dangerous
6/2017/1949/TPO
2022 Approved
3 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 6AS
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Design and materials of staircase and guar…
6/2022/2879/COND
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

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