Welwyn Garden City housing news
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Walter House Opens: 128 Affordable Homes on Broadwater Road
Walter House in Welwyn Garden City has opened with 90 social rent and 38 shared ownership flats on the old Roche site. A buyers' open day runs on 7 November.
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Planning
South Way Hatfield: 120 Homes Approved, 30 Affordable
The layout for 120 homes on fields off South Way, Hatfield, is approved: 90 for sale, 30 affordable, with land kept for a new primary school.
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.
Planning
Birchall Garden Suburb: Comment on 2,650 Homes by 14 Nov
Comments on the 2,650-home Birchall Garden Suburb are open until 14 November. It puts 1,300 homes in Welwyn Hatfield, more than the draft Local Plan's 926.
Planning
Wheat Quarter Approved: 578 Homes, None Affordable
Permission for 578 homes at the old Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City was issued on 9 October. None will be affordable; the silos will be restored.
Welwyn Garden City
Howlands House Plan: 44 Temporary Homes, Comment by 28 Oct
The council wants to build 44 temporary homes for homeless households on the cleared Howlands House site in WGC. Comments close on 28 October.
Hatfield
Hatfield Hostel at Beales Hotel Approved to March 2028
The former Beales Hotel on Comet Way can stay a 53-room homeless hostel until 31 March 2028, with no objections. 142 flats are approved to replace it.
Local Plan
Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan: Comment by 5 November
Comments on the final Local Plan close at 6pm on 5 November. It sets out 4,428 homes for Welwyn Garden City and 2,978 for Hatfield by 2043.