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Planning Application: 6/2025/1538/LAWP




LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED
Decided - Granted
Ms Emily Kingswell
e.kingswell@welhat.gov.uk
80 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NS
Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use of a dwelling to a children’s home for up to five children with up to two managers, two carers who will sleep overnight and a daily carer.
523940
215178

  • Sherrards

  • Councillor Jean-Paul Skoczylas
  • Councillor Frank Marsh
  • Councillor Leo Gilbert
100080974403
17/07/2025
31/07/2025
31/07/2025
Champion Children (NW London) Limited
Champion Children (NW London) Limited
Moran House 449-451 High Road Willesden Green London NW10 2JJ
Moran House 449-451 High Road Willesden Green London NW10 2JJ
Description Distance
Sand and Gravel Minerals Safeguarding Area 0.00
Estate Management WGC 0.00
Parish 69.61
Flood Zone Surface Water 100mm 0.00
Flood Zone Surface Water 1000mm 0.00
Flood Zone Surface Water 1000mm 0.00
Hertfordshire Ecological Network 0.00
Sand and Gravel Belt 0.00
Great Crested Newts DLL Risk Zones 0.00
Granted
26/11/2025
26/11/2025
Delegated

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File Description Date Uploaded
Application Form - Without Personal Information
File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (227 kb) Description: Applicationformredacted Created Date: 17/07/2025
Floor Plans
File: Existing Floor Plans.pdf (172 kb) Description: Existing Floor Plans Created Date: 18/09/2025
File: Proposed Floor Plans.pdf (177 kb) Description: Proposed Floor Plans Created Date: 18/09/2025
Location Plan
File: Location and Ex and Prop Block & Roof Plan.pdf (256 kb) Description: Location and Existing and Proposed Block/ Roof Plan Created Date: 31/07/2025
Planning Statement
File: Planning Statement 80 Digswell Park Road LDC rvs_Redacted.pdf (2096 kb) Description: Planning Statement - redacted Created Date: 18/09/2025
File: Planning Statement 80 Digswell Park Road LDC rvs.docx_Redacted.pdf (318 kb) Description: Planning Statement - redacted Created Date: 19/09/2025
File: Planning Statement 80 Digswell Park Road LDC rvs.docx_Redacted(1).pdf (368 kb) Description: Planning Statement_Redacted Created Date: 24/11/2025
Consultee Response
File: Comments(8).pdf (82 kb) Description: Comment - Police Headquarters Stanborough Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XF Created Date: 05/08/2025
Neighbour Representation - Without Personal Information
File: Comments-Redacted.pdf (81 kb) Description: Objection - 399 Knightsfield , Welwyn Garden City , AL8 7LY -Redacted Created Date: 31/07/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(1).pdf (82 kb) Description: Objection - 77 Digswell Park Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NW -Redacted Created Date: 31/07/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(2).pdf (81 kb) Description: Objection - 49 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NW -Redacted Created Date: 31/07/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(3).pdf (82 kb) Description: Objection - 66 digswell park road AL8 7NS -Redacted Created Date: 31/07/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(4).pdf (81 kb) Description: Objection - 401 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LY -Redacted Created Date: 03/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(5).pdf (80 kb) Description: Objection - 75 Digswell Park Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NW Created Date: 04/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(6).pdf (81 kb) Description: Objection - 401 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LY -Redacted Created Date: 04/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(7).pdf (80 kb) Description: Objection - 399 Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LY -Redacted Created Date: 05/08/2025
File: 01-08-2025_11-10-00_1_Redacted.pdf (1161 kb) Description: Objection - 1, 2, 8 & 9 Stonemead Welwyn Garden City -Redacted Created Date: 06/08/2025
File: Objection to 1538 Material Change of Use.pdf (64 kb) Description: Objection - Letter of Objection - 77 Digswell Park Road, WGC, AL8 7NW -Redacted Created Date: 06/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(9).pdf (80 kb) Description: Objection - 77 Digswell Park Road, WGC, AL8 7NW -Redacted Created Date: 06/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(10).pdf (79 kb) Description: Objection - 370 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NG -Redacted Created Date: 07/08/2025
File: 80 DIsgwell Park Road Planning LAWP_Redacted.pdf (344 kb) Description: Objection - Letter of Objection - 370 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NG -Redacted Created Date: 07/08/2025
File: 6_2025_1528_LAWP - Material Change of Use Objection (1).pdf (104 kb) Description: Objection- 9 Malmesbury Abbey-OBJECTION to Material C3 to C2 Change of Use Created Date: 10/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(12).pdf (83 kb) Description: Objection- 9 Malmesbury Abbey, Bedford, MK41 0UW -Redacted Created Date: 10/08/2025
File: Comments-Redacted(13).pdf (81 kb) Description: Objection- 63 Marmion Road, Portsmouth, PO5 2DR -Redacted Created Date: 11/08/2025
Decision Notice PDF
File: Decision Notice_620251538LAWP.pdf (696 kb) Description: Decision Notice Created Date: 26/11/2025
Officer Report PDF
File: Delegated Report_620251538LAWP(6).pdf (200 kb) Description: Delegated Report Created Date: 26/11/2025
Neighbour Representation
File: Objection to 1538.pdf (76 kb) Description: Objection - Letter of Objection - 75 Digswell Park Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NW Created Date: 04/08/2025
Superseded Plans
File: Existing Ground and First Floor Plans.pdf (410 kb) Description: Existing Ground And First Floor Plans Created Date: 17/07/2025
File: Existing Elevations.pdf (396 kb) Description: Existing Elevations Created Date: 17/07/2025
File: Existing Block Location and Roof Plan.pdf (659 kb) Description: Existing Block Location And Roof Plan Created Date: 17/07/2025
File: Existing and Proposed Floor Plans.pdf (173 kb) Description: Existing and Proposed Floor Plans Created Date: 31/07/2025
Supporting Information
File: EPC 80 Digswell Park Road EXP 2034_Redacted.pdf (644 kb) Description: Energy performance certificate(EPC) - Redacted Created Date: 17/07/2025
File: Hertfordshire Sufficiency Strategy.pdf (488 kb) Description: Hertfordshire Sufficiency Strategy Created Date: 17/07/2025
File: TC Mangement Plan 80 Digswell Park Road_Redacted.pdf (130 kb) Description: TC Mangement Plan_Redacted Created Date: 24/11/2025
Organisation Name Sent Reply Due Reply Received
The Gardens Trust Conservation Team 31/07/2025
The Gardens Trust Conservation Team 31/07/2025
The Gardens Trust Conservation Team 26/11/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Frank Marsh 26/11/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Frank Marsh 31/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Frank Marsh 31/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Jean-Paul Skoczylas 31/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Jean-Paul Skoczylas 31/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Jean-Paul Skoczylas 26/11/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Leo Gilbert 26/11/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Leo Gilbert 31/07/2025
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Leo Gilbert 31/07/2025
Address Date Sent Expiry Date Date Reconsulted Reconsult Expiry Date
9 Malmesbury Abbey, Bedford, MK41 0UW
63 Marmion Road, Portsmouth, PO5 2DR
77 Digswell Park Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NW
77 Digswell Park Road, WGC, AL8 7NW
66 digswell park road AL8 7NS
75 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NW
399 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LY
399 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LY
401 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LY
49 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NW
Police Headquarters Stanborough Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XF
370 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NG
401 Knightsfield Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LY
Application Number Proposal Decision Distance
6/2025/1215/EM Conversion of a house into a children's home, formation of new hardstanding, garage conversion into a habitable room with window and reduction in width of 1 x window
6/2025/1214/FULL Change of use from a C3 dwelling to a C2 children’s home with garage conversion into habitable accommodation, installation of electric vehicle charging point, bin storage and cycle storage, alteration to openings and hard and soft landscaping works Withdrawn
6/2022/0751/HOUSE Demolition of existing porch and erection of new front porch/veranda, new roof over bay window and hardstanding Granted
6/2022/0735/EM Erection of new front porch/veranda after demolition of existing one. New roof over bay window and hardstanding. Granted
6/2022/0737/EM Replacement windows, new bi-fold doors & garage door Granted
6/2021/2769/HOUSE Erection of single storey front and rear extensions Granted 0
6/2021/2777/EMH Erection of single storey front and rear extensions Granted 0
W6/2014/0664/TE Cut back lowest arm of Maple tree, 6 foot from main stem and cut back 6 foot of overhang Granted 0
N6/1996/0143/FP Change of use of amenity land to provide access to vehicle hardstanding. Granted 0
W6/1996/5065/EM Formation of a vehicle hardstanding. Granted
W6/1994/5340/EM Erection of rear conservatory Granted 0
N6/1993/0081/FP Erection of rear conservatory Granted 0
W6/1993/5039/EM Erection of rear conservatory Granted 0
N6/1989/0912/FP First floor side extension Granted 0

There are no NMAs associated with this application