Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council Welwyn Hatfield › Neighbourhood Panshanger › Postcode AL7 2JU What's changing near AL7 2JU Within 2 km, around Panshanger in Welwyn Hatfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
425 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.7% like-for-like prices in Panshanger, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.6%)
+11% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first 16 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
27 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in AL7 2JU itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 23 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (15 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Morrisons Supermarket - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Oct 2024 Rooftop solar Ridgeway Academy, Herns Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Oct 2023 Battery storage Brownfields - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2023 Battery storage Welwyn Power - Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2022 Battery storage Stanborough, Hatfield - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2024 Solar farm Stanborough, Hatfield - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Sept 2024 Battery storage Verge In Highway, Great North Road - Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Computacenter Warehouse Being built · 2 MW
Nov 2019 Rooftop solar Gypsy Moth Avenue - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar County Hall - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2022 Hydro
Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major Moors Walk, Welwyn Garden City Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Moors Walk, Welwyn Garden City Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Jul 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Hardings, Welwyn Garden City Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Knella Green, Welwyn Garden City Highway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Pelham Court, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Autumn Grove, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Thistle Grove, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Hardings, Welwyn Garden City Utility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Brooksfield, Welwyn Garden City Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Feb 2017 Decided decided Apr 2014 Decided decided Sept 2014 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Brazier Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 8.5 km); Westmill Qaurry (landfill gas, 8.6 km); Coursers Farm AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.5 km); Potters Bar Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.