East of England

Welwyn Hatfield planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

52.0%

230th of 297

10.7 points slower than England

Granted

86.1%

250th of 297

4.4 points lower than England

Extension of time

44.6%

239th of 297

12.3 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

433

Welwyn Hatfield decided 433 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 86.1%.

52.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (230th of 297 for speed).

A further 44.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 59.5% a year earlier.

Of 12 householder appeals decided in the same period, 8.3% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Welwyn Hatfield against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	91.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	93.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	93.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	93.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	94.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	95.3%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	90.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	88.1%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	88.2%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	90.6%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	92.1%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.9%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	89.2%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	90.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	85.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	85.3%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	84.3%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	80.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	95.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	88.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	87.4%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	88.3%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	86.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	81.9%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	80.1%	5.6%	82.1%
2015 Q1	69.8%	13.8%	80.4%
2015 Q2	63.6%	9.7%	80.6%
2015 Q3	35.6%	5.9%	79.2%
2015 Q4	58.9%	10.4%	80.0%
2016 Q1	58.4%	24.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	64.0%	14.6%	79.8%
2016 Q3	62.8%	13.9%	77.7%
2016 Q4	67.7%	20.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	66.0%	24.1%	77.3%
2017 Q2	62.2%	31.8%	78.5%
2017 Q3	66.7%	26.5%	76.1%
2017 Q4	72.8%	16.2%	77.1%
2018 Q1	74.7%	18.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	70.9%	23.4%	74.0%
2018 Q3	72.0%	19.4%	72.7%
2018 Q4	76.8%	15.5%	72.7%
2019 Q1	66.9%	25.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	73.9%	21.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	60.3%	35.6%	69.6%
2019 Q4	66.4%	26.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	69.9%	24.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	55.4%	37.4%	63.9%
2020 Q3	65.6%	30.7%	63.8%
2020 Q4	71.8%	24.3%	65.3%
2021 Q1	71.4%	27.0%	59.4%
2021 Q2	63.9%	28.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	43.3%	37.0%	53.1%
2021 Q4	53.3%	35.5%	53.0%
2022 Q1	48.9%	45.4%	51.6%
2022 Q2	61.0%	35.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	68.0%	30.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	74.6%	24.6%	54.1%
2023 Q1	54.8%	41.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	48.0%	49.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	70.3%	26.1%	59.0%
2023 Q4	64.3%	32.1%	59.8%
2024 Q1	52.2%	45.2%	58.8%
2024 Q2	60.9%	36.2%	64.4%
2024 Q3	62.4%	34.6%	64.2%
2024 Q4	62.7%	36.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	51.0%	47.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	60.0%	39.1%	65.0%
2025 Q3	55.0%	40.5%	62.5%
2025 Q4	51.4%	44.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	46.8%	49.5%	60.6%
2026 Q2	54.7%	43.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Welwyn Hatfield against England

Welwyn Hatfield
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Welwyn Hatfield	England
2008 Q1	77.1%	85.1%
2008 Q2	71.0%	86.1%
2008 Q3	69.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	64.8%	85.3%
2009 Q1	67.5%	85.9%
2009 Q2	67.2%	86.8%
2009 Q3	77.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	81.5%	86.9%
2010 Q1	78.2%	87.0%
2010 Q2	78.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	77.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	77.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	83.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	84.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	84.9%	88.3%
2011 Q4	80.5%	88.3%
2012 Q1	77.2%	88.2%
2012 Q2	81.9%	89.2%
2012 Q3	81.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	78.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	74.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	82.1%	90.6%
2013 Q3	76.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	72.6%	89.6%
2014 Q1	84.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	72.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	82.4%	90.0%
2014 Q4	80.1%	89.2%
2015 Q1	85.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	90.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	92.6%	89.2%
2016 Q1	94.0%	90.0%
2016 Q2	87.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	86.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	82.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	81.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	73.6%	90.5%
2017 Q3	81.5%	90.0%
2017 Q4	72.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	80.5%	90.5%
2018 Q2	84.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	76.6%	91.2%
2018 Q4	83.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	83.1%	90.3%
2019 Q2	78.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	86.3%	90.6%
2019 Q4	74.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	80.8%	89.9%
2020 Q2	73.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	76.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	69.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	78.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	81.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	84.1%	91.0%
2021 Q4	82.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	81.6%	90.0%
2022 Q2	77.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	80.9%	89.8%
2022 Q4	80.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	84.3%	89.3%
2023 Q2	85.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	80.2%	88.6%
2023 Q4	77.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	83.5%	88.2%
2024 Q2	72.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	74.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	82.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	85.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	85.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	86.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	87.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	84.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks52.0%
8 to 13 weeks2.8%
13 to 26 weeks0.7%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed44.6%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	225
8 to 13 weeks	12
13 to 26 weeks	3
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	193

Appeals

Decided: 12
Allowed: 8.3%
Median wait: 14 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Welwyn Hatfield has published 10 conservation areas.
Welwyn Hatfield has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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