Land To The West Of Ridgeway Road Ridgeway Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AA Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1158/FULL - FULL PERMISSION Under Consideration

Proposal

Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 4 Oct 2026, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Welwyn Garden City built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
FULL PERMISSION
Postcode
AL7 2AA
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AMP

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 60% of full applications in Welwyn Hatfield are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
80decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 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