Monks Walk School Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NL Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1453/COND - APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION Pending

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 2 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on planning permission 6/2026/0205/MAJ 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. A decision is expected by 13 Oct 2026. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

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Associated applications 3

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 451 m away: Sherrardspark Wood; SSSI 451 m away: Sherrardspark Wood SSSI; Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION
Postcode
AL8 7NL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Stevenage Asya Kilinchan

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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