Policy information sourced from Welwyn Hatfield District Plan

Policy TCR31 - Amusement Centres

Amusement centres will not be permitted in the retail frontages in Welwyn Garden City or Hatfield town centres.

Elsewhere, proposals for amusement centres will not be permitted where the proposed use would:

  • Harm the amenities of nearby residential properties, by reason of noise and disturbance; or
  • Be located near schools, places of worship, hospitals or hotels; or
  • Harm the established character or the visual amenity of the area.

In all cases, applicants will be required to provide details of any proposed new shopfront with an application for change of use, in order to enable the Council to consider whether noise attenuation measures would be possible, and to assess the impact of the proposal on the character and visual amenity of the area.

For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan