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Land Between 38 And 44 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire

20/01444/FPFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Erection of two semi-detached 3-bed dwellings with amenity areas and associated parking spaces

Received
7 July 2020
Decided
30 September 2020 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.31 Jul
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided30 Sep

Decided in 85 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in North Hertfordshire92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Land Between 38 And 44 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,849 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's median. There have been 6 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
20/01444/FP
Address
Land Between 38 And 44 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire
Local Authority
North Hertfordshire
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
Parish
Hitchin

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Michael Hardiman
Agent Address
Powage House Church Street Aspley Guise Milton Keynes MK17 8HQ United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 July 2020
Consultation Expiry
7 August 2020
Target Decision Date
30 September 2020
Date Decided
30 September 2020
Date Validated
7 July 2020
Date Submitted
7 July 2020
Consultation End
31 July 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
31 July 2020
Last Date for Comments
7 August 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
85 days

Publicity

Site Notice End
7 August 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08858801
Comments
3
Documents
10
Coordinates
51.956757, -0.281684
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Hertfordshire

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Planning constraints

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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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