Priory School Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2UR
Approved on 16 December 2021
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of two-storey sixth form centre building with associated works.
- Received
- 21 September 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
- ReceivedReceived21 Sep
- ValidatedValidated21 Sep
- Consult.Consultation24 Oct
- TargetTarget Date16 Nov
- DecidedDecided16 Dec
Decided in 86 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Priory School Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2UR. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 5 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. 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 2UR
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 September 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 31 October 2021
- Consultation end
- 24 October 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 October 2021
- Last date for comments
- 31 October 2021
- Target decision date
- 16 November 2021
- Decision issued
- 20 December 2021
- Permission expires
- 20 December 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ms Liz Fitzgerald
- Agent address
- 33 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 31 October 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10095315
- Documents
- 24
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202320 Oct
Amendments to external design of the building (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 22/03309/FP
ApprovedNon-material amendment23/02474/NMA - 202228 Dec
Single storey sports pavilion building including external hardstanding and access road connecting with the…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission22/03309/FP - 20215 Nov
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Community Use Agreement) as attached to Planning Application 19/02835/FP
RefusedDischarge of conditions21/03105/DOC - 201928 Nov
Installation of 3G sports pitch including floodlighting and fenced enclosure.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission19/02835/FP
Source: North Hertfordshire
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