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Planning Application: 6/2026/1458/FULL




FULL PERMISSION
Under Consultation
Mr Edd Evans
e.evans1@welhat.gov.uk
Tesco Heart Building Car Park Shire Park Welwyn Garden City AL7 1TW
Installation of one padel tennis court as an additional ancillary sporting and recreational facility to the Tesco office headquarters, together with associated floodlighting, and hard landscaping works.
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  • Haldens

  • Councillor Astrid Scott
  • Councillor Matthew Hobbs
  • Councillor John Redmond
19/08/2026
20/08/2026
15/09/2026
Miss Caitlin Attrill
Tesco plc
The Minster Building 21 Mincing Lane London EC3R 7AG
c/o agent c/o agent
Description Distance
Minerals Safeguarding Area 0.00
Employment Area 0.00
Hertfordshire Ecological Network 0.00
Sand and Gravel Belt 0.00
Article 4 Direction Employment Sites 0.00
Great Crested Newts DLL Risk Zones 0.00
NATS Safeguarding Area Wind Turbine Development 0.00
LLA Aerodrome Safeguarding Area 0.00
London Heathrow Safeguarding Area 0.00
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File Description Date Uploaded
Application Form - Without Personal Information
File: ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (379 kb) Description: Applicationformredacted Created Date: 19/08/2026
Block Plan
File: 2219-pc-04f proposed site plan.pdf (806 kb) Description: Proposed Site Plan Created Date: 19/08/2026
Elevations
File: 2219-pc-07 proposed elevations.pdf (769 kb) Description: Proposed Elevations Created Date: 19/08/2026
File: 2219-pc-06 existing elevations.pdf (864 kb) Description: Existing Elevations Created Date: 19/08/2026
Location Plan
File: 2219-pp-01c site location plan.pdf (649 kb) Description: Site Location Plan Created Date: 19/08/2026
Plans
File: 2219-pc-02e existing site plan.pdf (763 kb) Description: Existing Site and Proposal Overlay Plan Created Date: 19/08/2026
File: 2219-pc-05f proposed layout plan.pdf (369 kb) Description: Proposed Layout Plan Created Date: 19/08/2026
Planning Statement
File: tesco padel court covering letter july 2026.pdf (839 kb) Description: Covering Letter Created Date: 19/08/2026
Supporting Information
File: tesco operational statement - planning permission padel court.pdf (243 kb) Description: Tesco Operational Statement Created Date: 19/08/2026
Tree Survey
File: j250919 - tesco - heart building aia rev 1.pdf (1683 kb) Description: Arboricultural Impact Assessment Created Date: 19/08/2026
Organisation Name Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Astrid Scott 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor John Redmond 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Councillor Matthew Hobbs 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Landscapes/Tree Officer 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
Hertfordshire Ecology Martin Hicks 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
WHBC - Public Health and Protection Public Health and Protection 25/08/2026 15/09/2026
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council WHBC S106 and CIL Officer 25/08/2026 15/09/2026

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Application Number Proposal Decision Distance
6/2025/2445/FULL Installation of one padel tennis court as an additional ancillary sporting and recreational facility to the Tesco office headquarters, together with associated floodlighting, hard and soft landscaping works Withdrawn 0
6/2024/2213/ADV Proposal to install 3x Fascia, 4x Aluminium panel signs Granted 0
6/2019/3150/ADV Installation of 2x externally illuminated panel signs and 2x non-illuminated panel signs onto collection pod Granted 0
6/2018/1163/ADV Installation of 1 x illuminated and 2 x non-illuminated fascia signs Granted 0
6/2017/2317/MAJ Replacement of existing petrol filling station and hand car wash, alterations and reconfiguration of existing vehicular and pedestrian accesses and associated car parking, hard and soft landscaping. Granted 0
6/2017/1912/COND Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 (fence and floodlights), 7 (landscape proposals) and 9 (odour risk assessment) on planning permission 6/2016/0491/MAJ, dated 29/06/2016 Part Approved / Part Refused 0
6/2017/0863/ADV Retention of 1 x internally illuminated fascia and retention of 1 x non-illuminated floor standing sign. Granted 0
6/2016/0491/MAJ Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a part-basement and two storey business resource centre including food test kitchens, cookery school, customer experience centre, training academy, staff welfare facilities including gym and outdoor sports facilities, ancillary uses and a local retail store (Use Class A1) together with associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure works. Granted 0
6/2016/0319/ADV Installation of 2no illuminated planters, 18no low on foot directional signs (free-standing), 2no tall bus stop totems, 8no illuminated car park entrance totems and 6no non-illuminated road side directional totems Granted 0
6/2016/0320/ADV Installation of 10no fascia signs (4no high level, 6no low level) and 81no free-standing directional signs and totems Granted 0
6/2015/2417/FULL Erection of single storey entrance lobby extension Withdrawn 0
C6/1988/1115/OP Redevelopment for B.1. Business Use Granted 0
N6/2014/1719/S73A Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission N6/2013/1642/MA (Erection of three storey decked car park and a temporary car park adjacent to Car Park E at plotbrand to accommodate displaced parking during the construction of the new decked car park) Approval Subject to s106 0
N6/2013/1642/MA Erection of three storey decked car park and a temporary car park adjacent to Car Park E at plotbrand to accommodate displaced parking during the construction of the new decked car park Granted 0
N6/2010/2958/S73B Variation of condition 2 (Time Limit) from planning permission N6/2005/0241/FP for formation of new area for car parking Granted 0
N6/2007/1419/FP CHANGE OF USE OF 18 CAR PARK SPACES AND FORMATION OF PLANT/SERVICE YARD AND ERECTION OF 2.5M TIMBER FENCING Granted 1
N6/2001/0948/FP VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF N6/0430/99/FP TO EXTEND PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE RE-DEVELOPMENT FOR B1 PURPOSES FOR A FURTHER 2 YEARS Granted 0
N6/1997/0396/FP Provision of new diesel storage tanks, and refuse bins enclosure, and engineering works to form terrace for ancillary external area of seating Granted 0
N6/1997/0290/OP Redevelopment for B1 use. (Renewal of previous planning permission N6/0255/94/OP) Granted 0
N6/1994/0255/OP Redevelopment for B1 Use Granted 0
N6/1992/0770/DE Construction of remainder of Estate Road to serve Phase III of development of Shire Park (Approval of a reserved matter relating to Outline Permission N6/0178/92/OP) Granted 0
N6/1991/0407/FP Construction of a ground floor link between units 1 & 2 and alterations to car parking layout Granted 0
N6/1989/0667/FP Re-development for B1 Business Use Granted 0
N6/1989/0179/FP Erection of 4 units for Class B1 Use, with associated car parking and landscaping Granted 0
C6/1988/0657/FP Erection of 7 units for class B1 use, with associated car parking and landscaping (Phase III) Granted 0
C6/1985/0707/ Site for redevelopment for industrial class III, IV and high technology and warehousing class X with alterations to access Granted 0
C6/1983/0286/ Site for partial redevelopment to provide industrial Classes III and IV including high technology users together with warehousing Class X whilst retaining area of existing offices. Modification to vehicular and pedestrian access and car parking arragements. Demolition of obsolete outbuildings Granted 0
C6/1983/0287/ Site for partial redevelopment to provide industrial Classes III and IV including high technology users together with warehousing Class X whilst retaining area of existing offices. Modification to vehicular and pedestrian access and car parking arragements. Demolition of obsolete outbuildings Approval Subject to s106 0
N6/1981/0619/ Covered service route/telephone exchange corridor Granted 0
N6/1978/0229/ Stand-by generator house Granted 0

There are no NMAs associated with this application