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78 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR

22/01253/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 August 2022

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing single dwelling into two 2-bed flats. Single storey rear extension and front porch extension. Insertion of rear dormer window and 3 rooflights to front roofslope to facilitate loft conversion. Removal of garage doors to facilitate garage conversion.

Received
26 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target26 Aug
  5. Decided9 Aug

Decided in 75 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 78 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 4 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 1XR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2022
Consultation expiry
12 August 2022
Consultation end
12 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
26 June 2022
Last date for comments
12 August 2022
Target decision date
26 August 2022
Permission expires
9 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Shahin Mohammed
Agent address
2 West Chantry Hatch End HA3 6NX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
92 days

Publicity

Site notice end
26 June 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11246282

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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© 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.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    1 Feb

    Amendments to porch fenestration and existing garage roof to match rear extension (as Non- Material Amendment…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment23/00240/NMA
  2. 2022
    26 May

    Conversion of existing single dwelling into two 2-bed flats. Single storey rear extension and front porch…

    This applicationApprovedFull22/01253/FP

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