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The Old Rectory, Higham Road, Higham Gobion, Hitchin, SG5 3HR

CB/15/04895/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 19 February 2016

Council decision: Full Application - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of attached single storey garage & utility room. Two storey front & side extensions (over part of existing footprint at side); single storey rear extension;and second floor alterations. New Garend wall and gates.

Received
23 December 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Old Rectory, Higham Road, Higham Gobion, Hitchin, SG5 3HR. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 23 other applications at this address. We hold 1,991 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

82% of full applications at Central Bedfordshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG5 3HR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shillington

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2015
Consultation expiry
29 January 2016
Consultation start
23 December 2015
Consultation end
29 January 2016
Target decision date
17 February 2016
Decision issued
22 February 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
95 Sharpenhoe Road Streatley Luton Beds LU3 3PS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    5 May

    Erection of a workshop outbuilding

    RefusedFull ApplicationCB/23/01499/FULL
  2. 2023
    5 May

    Listed Building: Erection of workshop outbuilding

    WithdrawnListed building consentCB/23/01500/LB
  3. 2022
    30 May

    Listed Building: Replacement of 9no. existing C20 casement windows to front and rear elevation of west end…

    ApprovedListed building consentCB/22/02193/LB
  4. 2020
    18 Aug

    Demolition of attached single storey garage; two storey front & side extensions (over part existing footprint…

    ApprovedListed building consentCB/20/02901/LB
  5. 2020
    18 Aug

    Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission CB/18/01965/Full

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/20/02902/NMA
  6. 2020
    7 Feb

    Non - Material Amendment to Planning Permission CB/18/01965/Full

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/20/00443/NMA

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