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Swaynes Cottage Fore Street Weston Hitchin SG4 7AS

15/02574/1LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 23 December 2015

Council decision: Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part two storey and part single storey rear extension following demotion of existing single storey rear extension and conservatory. Internal and external alterations. Alterations to curtilage-listed building to facilitate conversion to guest accommodation and play room. Demolition of front boundary wall and erection of new front boundary walls (as amended by plans received 07, 09 & 14 December 2015).

Received
5 October 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Weston And Sandon Ward
Agent
Ehw Ltd
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.2 Nov
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Swaynes Cottage Fore Street Weston Hitchin SG4 7AS. North Hertfordshire has handled 345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Weston conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Weston And Sandon Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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 7AS
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Weston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2015
Consultation expiry
12 November 2015
Consultation end
2 November 2015
Neighbour consultation end
12 November 2015
Last date for comments
12 November 2015
Target decision date
1 December 2015
Decision issued
24 December 2015
Permission expires
23 December 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ehw Ltd
Agent address
Keynes House Tilehouse Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2DW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
12 November 2015
Site notice end
12 November 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04526373
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Weston
  • Listed building: Grade II: Swaynes CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: North HertfordshirePart of the site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    12 Nov

    Hazel - Remove. Ash - Remove.

    ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)21/03190/TCA
  2. 2017
    6 Jul

    Discharge of Condition 2: Notwithstanding the fact that the flat roof section of the single-storey extension…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01736/1DOC
  3. 2017
    6 Jul

    Part discharge of Condition 12: Details and/or samples of materials and external finishes to be used on all…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/01735/1DOC
  4. 2016
    8 Aug

    Addition of two windows on the ground floor north elevation, omission of first floor window on south…

    ApprovedNon-material amendment16/01968/1NMA
  5. 2016
    16 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 3: No development shall take place/commence until a written scheme of investigation…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/01546/1DOC
  6. 2014
    30 Oct

    Crown reduce one Ash Tree (T1), one Hazel Tree (T2) and one Yew Tree (T3) by 30%. Remove one Noble Fir Tree…

    ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)14/02858/1TCA

Source: North Hertfordshire

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