Our achievements
At Welwyn Hatfield we are passionate about caring for our environment, tackling climate change, and providing safe and pleasant green spaces for all.
Our Climate Change Strategy inludes a commitment to becoming net zero by 2030, and using 100% green electricity in our council buildings.
It is important to us to enhance biodiversity and cherish our green spaces across our borough and you can read more about some our achievements in this area below.
You can also find out more about our latest news and achievement on ONE Welwyn Hatfield.
Ambitious regeneration projects
Our ambitious regeneration projects for both Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield continue at pace.
Our regeneration of Hatfield Market Place has won a regional award for excellence in construction, marking further recognition for this groundbreaking scheme.
The latest recognition for Market Place follows its success in the same category at the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire CE Awards.
The successful opening of our Hatfield One Town Centre provided a landmark housing and commercial development that will transform the town centre.
Our One Town Centre development achieved Security by Design Gold standard, the highest recognition for excellence in security and crime prevention.
You can find out more about our exciting regeneration projects on the ONE Welwyn Hatfield website.
Award winning Oak Hill Crematorium and Cemetery
Oak Hill, our stunning crematorium and cemetery continues to be recognised with an impressive list of awards.
These include winning Gold at the National Cemetery of the Year Awards and the coveted Green Flag Award quality mark for parks and green spaces. Find out more about Oak Hill.
Community Safety Success
Our community safety work has also achieved recogniton as a winner of the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Award for our entry ‘Bringing the Knife Angel to Welwyn Garden City’ in the Public/Private Partnership category.
Anglia in Bloom
Welwyn Hatfield regularly flourished at the prestigious Anglia in Bloom Awards with local green spaces and community efforts receiving well-deserved recognition.
Tree City of the World
Welwyn Hatfield has been recognised as a ‘Tree City of the World' for many years. The international scheme celebrates and promotes places that create green space in urban areas.
Our highly qualified team manage over 30,000 individual trees as well as various woodland areas, open spaces, allotment sites, micro-orchards and several sites of special scientific inte
