The Node Conference And Training Centre Hitchin Road Codicote Hitchin SG4 8TL

13/01992/1Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 20 February 2014

Council decision: Conditional PermissionPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Conversion of main house to ten apartments including extensions and alterations. Conversion of former stable block to three Mews houses. Construction of three detached houses and garages with access driveways following demolition of modern extensions to main house, bedroom accommodation block, training centre and other outbuildings and removal of existing roads and parking areas. Erection of courtyard of thirteen Garages to include bin store and six parking spaces. Relocation of tennis court and erection of associated fencing and replacement of timber pavilion. Construction of new wall and gates to main access and new driveway to the Lodge. Ancillary works to include fencing, bin storage area and sub-station enclosure.(As amended by landscaping plans received 28 October 2013, Planning Drawings received 29 October 2013, 13 February 2014 and 17 February 2014 and Trench/Service plans received 1 November 2013)

Received: 16 August 2013
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 3
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Knebworth Ward
Agent: Barker Parry Town Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived16 Aug
ValidatedValidated19 Aug
Consult.Consultation19 Sep
TargetTarget Date14 Oct
DecidedDecided20 Feb

Decided in 185 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Node Conference And Training Centre Hitchin Road Codicote Hitchin SG4 8TL. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 188 days, 20 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 27 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Knebworth Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 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: SG4 8TL
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Codicote Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 August 2013
Consultation expiry: 4 October 2013
Consultation end: 19 September 2013
Neighbour consultation end: 4 October 2013
Last date for comments: 4 October 2013
Target decision date: 14 October 2013
Committee meeting: 20 February 2014
Decision issued: 25 February 2014
Permission expires: 19 February 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent: Barker Parry Town Planning Ltd
Agent address: 33 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 4 October 2013
Site notice end: 4 October 2013

Appeal

Appeal status: Decided

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-02830522
Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Green belt: North Hertfordshire
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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