Welwyn Garden City planning news
Welwyn Garden City planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Stanborough 100 Homes Back at Committee on 11 November
Officers still back up to 100 Green Belt homes at New Road, Stanborough, though the draft Local Plan rejected the site. Councillors decide on 11 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.
Planning
Stanborough McDonald's Approved 8-3 Despite 387 Objections
Councillors approved McDonald's changes to The Stanborough on 22 October by 8 votes to 3. The use was never up for debate; the signs are a separate application.
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
Stanborough McDonald's: The Case Behind the 8-3 Approval
McDonald's plans for the old Beefeater on Stanborough Road won approval 8 to 3 on 22 October. What was applied for, the 387 objections, why officers said yes.
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.
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.
Planning
New Road Stanborough: 100 homes backed by officers
Officers recommend approval for up to 100 homes on Green Belt land at Stanborough, despite objections. Welwyn Hatfield's committee now decides on 11 November.
Planning
Cuffley: 35 more homes backed on Northaw Road East
Officers back 35 homes at Colesdale Farm, Cuffley, against the parish council and 32 objections. With sites either side, 229 homes are now planned on that stretch.
Business
Peckers Chicken Plans Welwyn Garden City Site on Howardsgate
Peckers wants to turn 41 Howardsgate, empty since May, into a fried chicken restaurant and takeaway open to 11pm on Saturdays. Comments close 23 September.
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.
Welwyn Garden City
Sports Direct signs refused at 26 Stonehills, WGC
Welwyn Hatfield refused all 24 signs Frasers Group wanted at 26 Stonehills, the Poundland unit, on conservation grounds. It stops the signage, not the store.