Welwyn Garden City council news
Welwyn Garden City council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Hertfordshire Mayor: Budget Puts County in Next 10 Deals
Hertfordshire is one of 10 areas set for a mayor, the Budget says. No election date yet; local consultations come next. What a mayor gets and what leaders said.
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Housing
Welwyn Hatfield Housing Register: 5 Rule Changes Proposed
3,750 households are on the Welwyn Hatfield housing register; a Band B family waits 36 months for a 3-bed house. The council wants to change who gets priority.
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Hatfield Council Savings Gap Halves to £953,000
Welwyn Hatfield council now needs £953,000 of savings by 2030, half February's £1.9m. Fees rise at least with inflation; council tax is modelled at £5 a year.
Cuffley
Cuffley Smell: Motion Blames Biogas Plant, 52,000 Tonnes
Councillors want the Environment Agency to investigate smells blamed on the Cattlegate Farm plant, which its operator says can take 52,000 tonnes a year.
Council
Welwyn Hatfield Council Merger Paused: 2028 Date in Doubt
The borough helped write the four-council plan that would have abolished it in 2028. Its leaders now want to know if ministers will refund what was spent.
Planning
Welwyn Hatfield Planning Committee Off Again: 135 Homes Wait
Green Belt plans for 100 homes at Stanborough and 35 at Cuffley wait until 22 October. The committee has not met since July, and call-in rules change.
Council
Welwyn Garden City Parish Council: £25 a Year From 2027
The second consultation runs 17 September to 31 October. Fifteen councillors, eight wards, and £25 at band D in year one, £63 to £100 later.
Business
Welwyn Garden City BID Levy 2027: 2.75% and Who Pays
Businesses voted 103 to 5 for a third BID term, so a 2.75% levy applies from April 2027. Here is what it costs and who pays. Updated November 2026.
Welwyn Garden City
Panshanger Golf Course: 500-home plan dropped by Cabinet
Cabinet has dropped the idea of up to 500 homes and a swimming pool on Panshanger Golf Course after 4,402 people answered its survey and residents split 45% to 45%. No WGC pool site this council term.
Hatfield
Hatfield Market Place wins regional award, final 6 Nov
Hatfield's rebuilt Market Place has won the East of England Constructing Excellence award for regeneration and conservation, its second win of the summer, and goes to the national final on 6 November.
Hatfield
Hatfield PSPO from 24 August: £100 fines at Parkhouse Court
A new Public Spaces Protection Order covers Parkhouse Court in Hatfield from 24 August. Street drinking, begging and littering carry a £100 penalty for three years.
Welwyn Garden City
Stanborough Park path: £44,000 repair agreed for autumn
The eroded riverside path under Stanborough Road is being rebuilt in a £44,000 job agreed on 11 August, timed for the autumn so the Splashlands season is not disrupted.