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Find planning application forms and how to apply for planning permission, listed building and conservation area consent, advertisement consent, approval for tree works and changes under the Welwyn Garden City Estate Management.
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All planning applications and appeals are available to view online, and progress of applications can be tracked through the council's online database. Paper copies of plans are no longer available at the Council Offices.
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The Local Development Framework will set out the council's vision, objectives and delivery strategy for new development in the borough to at least 2026 and will eventually replace the saved policies in the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005.
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The current planning policies for Welwyn Hatfield are set out in the statutory development plan: the Saved Policies of the District Plan, Hertfordshire Structure Plan Review 1991-2011, Hertfordshire Waste Local Plan 1995-2005 and the Hertfordshire Minerals Local Plan 2002-2016.
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Latest Planning news and the news archive.
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The Building Control system exists to make sure that buildings are properly designed and constructed so as to ensure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people using them.
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The Estate Management Scheme exists to protect the environment of Welwyn Garden City.
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Some hedges within the borough are protected under the Welwyn Garden City Estate Management Scheme or the Hedgerow Regulations.
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Trees are important and some are protected by the council. These protected trees are covered by a Tree Preservation Order, Conservation Area, planning condition or the Welwyn Garden City Estate Management Scheme.
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Conservation Areas can be defined as areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
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A listed building is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historical or architectural interest.
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Information on who to contact and how to make a complaint. Also the Planning events calendar and A-Z of Planning terms.
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The Planning Portal is the UK Government's planning resource for the planning system, what needs planning permission, applications, development near you, appeals and the latest government policy.
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From this page you will be able to view consultation documents, make comments online and view all comments made in response to consultations on planning policy documents.
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The council deals with about 2000 planning applications each year. Most decisions on planning applications are made by the Head of Development Control under delegated powers. The rest are considered by the Planning Control Committee.
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Matters relating to the Local Development Framework and other planning strategies are considered by the Cabinet Housing and Planning Panel.
