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Austen Lodge Node Park Hitchin Road Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8TH

20/01810/FPFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 19 January 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retention of storage shed

Received
11 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Knebworth Ward Historic
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.24 Dec
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Austen Lodge Node Park Hitchin Road Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8TH. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. 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 8TH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Codicote Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2020
Consultation expiry
31 December 2020
Consultation end
24 December 2020
Neighbour consultation end
24 December 2020
Last date for comments
31 December 2020
Target decision date
22 January 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Robert Briggs
Agent address
256 Grace Way Northaw Stevenage SG1 5AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
72 days

Publicity

Site notice end
31 December 2020

Appeal

Appeal reference
AP/21/00008/REF
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3270288
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 July 2021Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08987219
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    11 Nov

    Retention of storage shed

    This applicationRefusedFull20/01810/FP
  2. 2020
    17 Aug

    Retention of detached shed to garden for storing equipment for maintaining grounds.

    PendingHouseholderPart of20/01810/FPH

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