White Lodge Farm The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/1684/FULL - FULL PERMISSION Under Consultation
Agricultural

Proposal

Erection of proposed stable block and alteration to existing access road for the use of land for keeping horses for personal leisure use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
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 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 12

Statements & assessments 2

PDF The-Bellbrook-Three-Horse-Stable-Supporting-Statement- LF.pdf (263 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site_included_in_Planning statement.pdf (42 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF The Bellbrook Stables PSP 200 Proposed Stable Block and Site Plan.pdf (274 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF The Bellbrook Stables Proposed Stable Block Pland and Elevations.pdf (252 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site_included_in_The location plan.pdf (43 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site_included_in_Elevation (Side) - Proposed.pdf (43 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site_included_in_SiteBlock Plan - Existing.pdf (43 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation 6_2026_1684_FULL has been marked as a misconsultation.pdf (175 kb) Document · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF RE_ 6_2026_1684_FULL White Lodge Farm_Redacted.pdf (121 kb) Document · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (362 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF The Bellbrook Stables ELP 1250.pdf (272 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF The Bellbrook Stables ESP 500.pdf (274 kb) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 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.

Building

Floor area265 m² (2,852 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, 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
FULL PERMISSION
Postcode
AL9 7AZ
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Parish
North Mymms
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
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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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
Spinners Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Erection of a detached double garage
6/2023/0518/HOUSE
2023 Refused
Spinners Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Erection of a detached double garage
6/2023/0518/HOUSE
2021 Approved
Europlants Ltd Great North Road Hatfield AL9 6DA
Installation of hardstanding for horticultural purposes.
6/2021/0074/FULL
2021 Approved
Europlants Ltd Great North Road Hatfield AL9 6DA
Installation of hardstanding for horticultural purposes.
6/2021/0074/FULL
2019 Approved
Europlants Ltd, Great North Road, Hatfield, AL9 6DA
Erection of building for horticultural storage purposes
6/2019/2346/FULL
2018 Decided
White Lodge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield
Retention of an existing barn for the purposes of agricultural storage and re-profiling o…
6/2018/2526/FULL
2016 Refused
The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Erection of two box stable building for private equestrian use with hardstandings for sta…
6/2016/2606/FULL
2016 Refused
The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Erection of two box stable building for private equestrian use with hardstandings for sta…
6/2016/2606/FULL
2017 Approved
The Bungalow White Lodge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Change of use of highway land to form new driveway with dropped kerb to front of property
6/2017/0772/FULL
2017 Approved
The Bungalow White Lodge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Change of use of highway land to form new driveway with dropped kerb to front of property
6/2017/0772/HOUSE
2016 Approved
The Stables White Lodge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Certificate of lawfulness for the retention of the stables building as a lawful form of o…
6/2016/2717/LAWE
2016 Approved
The Stables White Lodge Farm Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Certificate of lawfulness for the retention of the stables building as a lawful form of o…
6/2016/2717/LAWE
2016 Approved
Nirvana, White Lodge Farm, Bulls Lane, Hatfield, AL9 7AZ
Erection of single storey front extension
6/2016/1667/HOUSE
2016 Approved
Nirvana, White Lodge Farm, Bulls Lane, Hatfield, AL9 7AZ
Erection of single storey front extension
6/2016/1667/HOUSE
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.