Knebworth Care Home 59 London Road Woolmer Green SG3 6JE Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1643/FULL - FULL PERMISSION Under Consultation

Proposal

Reconfiguration and extension of the existing car parking provision to provide 10 additional parking spaces, relocation of cycle parking, enlarged refuse/bin store, associated hard and soft landscaping, removal of two existing trees, relocation of an existing shed, and associated site works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 3 Jan 2027, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 445 m away: Mardley Heath; Inside the Woolmer Green 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £15,250,000 in October 2017. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

12 October 2017£15,210,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
12 October 2017£15,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
3 March 2009£350,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area3,280 m² (35,306 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
FULL PERMISSION
Postcode
SG3 6JE
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Parish
Woolmer Green
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides full applications by day 83.

Day 3548 days to the predicted decision (day 83)
30%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
126decided 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

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.