Planning Department Contacts
This page lists some of the officers working in the planning department, and how you can contact them.
You can contact us on 01707 357000 and ask for the duty planning officer, or visit us in reception at the Council Offices in Welwyn Garden City (9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am - 4.30pm on Friday).
Our address is:
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Council Offices
The Campus
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6AE
Contact email addresses for Planning and Building Control:
Planning Applications and general enquiries planning@welhat.gov.uk
Planning Enforcement enforcement@welhat.gov.uk
Planning Policy planningpolicy@welhat.gov.uk
Building Control buildingcontrol@welhat.gov.uk
Development Management and Planning Enforcement
The Planning Support Team answer general enquiries about the need for planning permission, give advice on what information is needed to make an application, application fees, whether properties are covered by conservation areas, tree preservation orders etc, send out forms and documentation.
General Enquiries: 01707 357000
Fax: 01707 357255
If you have a question about an individual application, please contact the planning officer dealing with the case in the first instance. Details of the planning officer for each application are shown on the application database along with their direct dial phone number.
The Borough is covered by two area teams, North and South. If you have a technical planning question when phoning, please ask for the duty planning officer or planning support. The Planning Enforcement team checks, when we receive a complaint, if planning permission or Estate Management consent has been given.
Development Management North (Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn) Principal Development Control Officer
Richard Aston Tel: 01707 357298 Email: r.aston@welhat.gov.uk
Development Management South (Hatfield and Cuffley) Principal Development Control Officer
Lisa Hughes Tel: 01707 357247 Email: l.hughes@welhat.gov.uk
Planning Support Manager - Andrew Windscheffel Tel: 01707 357236 Email: a.windscheffel@welhat.gov.uk
Head of Development Management - Tracy Harvey Tel: 01707 357239 Email: t.harvey@welhat.gov.uk
Planning Policy
Local Development Framework
Principal Policy Officer - Carol Hyland Tel: 01707 357548 Email: c.hyland@welhat.gov.uk
Principal Policy Officer - Paul Everard Tel: 01707 357518 Email: p.everard@welhat.gov.uk
Principal Policy Officer - Anne Day Tel: 01707 357510 Email: a.day@welhat.gov.uk
Annual Monitoring Report
Planning Monitoring Officer - Helen Courtney Tel: 01707 357504 Email: h.courtney@welhat.gov.uk
Special Projects Team
Principal Projects Officer - Simon Chivers Tel: 01707 357347 Email: s.chivers@welhat.gov.uk
Head of Planning Policy - Sue Tiley Tel: 01707 357268 Email: s.tiley@welhat.gov.uk
Building Control
Building Control Regulations
General Enquiries & Inspections: 01707 357391
Email: buildingcontrol@welhat.gov.uk
Out of Hours Notification of Dangerous Structures: 0800 111 4484