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

CB/20/00443/NMANon-material Change to PermissionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 3 April 2020

Council decision: Non-Material Amendment - GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Non - Material Amendment to Planning Permission CB/18/01965/Full (Demolition of attached single storey garage; two storey front & side extensions (over part existing footprint at side); single storey rear front, side & rear extensions; first & second floor alterations; new garden wall and gates; & residential oil tank and boiler store behind garden wall) Minor re-alignment of the proposed ground floor bay window on the front elevation, and; inclusion of an additional window (W40) at ground floor on the front elevation

Received: 7 February 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Central Bedfordshire Council

ReceivedReceived7 Feb
ValidatedValidated7 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date3 Apr
DecidedDecided3 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Old Rectory, Higham Road, Higham Gobion, Hitchin, SG5 3HR. Central Bedfordshire has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 23 other applications at this address. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

86% of amendment 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: Non-material Change to Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Shillington

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 February 2020
Consultation start: 7 February 2020
Target decision date: 3 April 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 95 Sharpenhoe Road Streatley Luton LU3 3PS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

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.

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Associated applications

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2020
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This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/20/00443/NMA
2019
13 Sep
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/18/01965/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentCB/19/03081/NMA
2018
15 May
Demolition of attached single storey garage; two storey front & side extensions (over part existing footprint…
ApprovedFull ApplicationPart ofCB/18/01965/FULL
2018
15 May
Listed Building: Demolition of attached single storey garage; two storey front & side extensions (over part…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideCB/18/01966/LB

Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Central Bedfordshire

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