5 St Marks Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1UR
Approved on 5 January 2022
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
First floor side extension with balcony over existing garage. Two storey front extension. Part two storey and part single storey side extension (south elevation) incorporating first floor balcony. Insertion of roof lights to East and West roof slopes and addition of solar panels to West roof slope. Alterations to fenestration and external finishes.
- Received
- 8 November 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
- ReceivedReceived8 Nov
- ValidatedValidated8 Nov
- Consult.Consultation16 Dec
- TargetTarget Date7 Jan
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 58 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 5 St Marks Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1UR. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1UR
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 November 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 16 December 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 December 2021
- Last date for comments
- 16 December 2021
- Target decision date
- 7 January 2022
- Decision issued
- 6 January 2022
- Permission expires
- 6 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Clare Heffernan
- Agent address
- 13 Wellesley house Churchway london NW11LL United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 15 December 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10374705
- Documents
- 15
Site 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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Source: North Hertfordshire
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