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319 Bedford Road Hitchin SG5 2UU

06/00474/1Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 31 May 2006

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 two storey buildings at front of site to provide 10 two bedroom flats as substitution for 4 two bedroom flats and 2 four bedroom semi-detached houses, 23 parking spaces. New vehicular and pedestrian access off Bedford Road. Demolition of existing dwelling (as variation of part of planning permission ref. 05/00011/1 granted 26/09/2005)

Received
29 March 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hitchin Oughton Ward
  1. Received29 Mar
  2. Validated29 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target24 May
  5. Decided31 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 319 Bedford Road Hitchin SG5 2UU. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hitchin Oughton Ward. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

92% of full applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG5 2UU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 March 2006
Consultation expiry
24 April 2006
Consultation end
24 April 2006
Last date for comments
5 May 2006
Target decision date
24 May 2006

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2007
    21 Feb

    Erection of 4 two bedroom flats (as variation of part of planning ref 05/00011/1

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)07/00453/1
  2. 2006
    29 Mar

    2 two storey buildings at front of site to provide 10 two bedroom flats as substitution for 4 two bedroom…

    This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)06/00474/1
  3. 2005
    6 Jan

    Erection of 4 two bedroom flats, 3 three bedroom and 2 four bedroom terraced houses, 2 four bedroom…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPart of05/00011/1

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