13 Stonehills Welwyn Garden City AL8 6ND Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval for change of use from Commercial, business and services (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the first and second floors of the subject building to form six self-contained residential flats Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Welwyn Hatfield's recent changes of use.
Documents 31
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 16
Other documents 11
Site constraints 3
Checked on 23 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Application type
- Class AB - New dwellinghouses on terrace buildings in commercial or mixed use - Prior Approval
- Postcode
- AL8 6ND
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Welwyn Hatfield usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Welwyn Hatfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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