Welwyn Hatfield planning committee decisions

12 decisions from the committee's minutes, 11 Sep 2025 to 25 Jun 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.

1 in 12 decisions went against officer advice

Too few decisions so far to rank against other councils.

Decisions
12
Approved
100%
Against officer advice
8.3%
Unanimous
33.3%

More or less favourable than its officers?

Welwyn Hatfield's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 91.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 100%, 8.3 points more.

Officers recommended approval92%
Committee approved100%

Too few decisions so far to compare with other councils.

Over the 12 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.

Source: Plota analysis of Welwyn Hatfield's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

What it decides

100% approved and 0% refused. Of 12 decisions with a recorded vote, 4 were unanimous.

Show as a table
MonthApprovedRefusedOther
Sep 25400
Nov 25100
Feb 26100
Mar 26300
Jun 26300

Source: Plota analysis of Welwyn Hatfield's planning committee minutes.

When it overrules its officers

1 of 12 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.

Which way

Officers advised approval, committee refused0
Officers advised refusal, committee approved1

What kind of application

Extensions & alterations1

From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.

Source: Plota analysis of Welwyn Hatfield's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

Recent decisions against officer advice

Latest decisions

Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.

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