Land At 1-36 Freemans Close Hitchin Hertfordshire

22/02628/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 17 March 2025

Council decision: Conditional PermissionPlanning committee34 conditions

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Proposal

Proposed residential development for 48 dwellings comprising a block of 30 flats, 14 two storey flats and 4 houses with associated vehicle and cycle parking, open space, access and ancillary works following demolition of existing buildings (as amended by plans and documents received 10th March and 19th May 2023.)

Received: 19 October 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 23
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hitchin Oughton Ward

ReceivedReceived19 Oct
ValidatedValidated19 Oct
Consult.Consultation29 Feb
TargetTarget Date18 Mar
DecidedDecided17 Mar

Decided in 880 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land At 1-36 Freemans Close Hitchin Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hitchin Oughton Ward.

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

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 48
Parish: Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 October 2022
Consultation expiry: 20 March 2024
Consultation end: 29 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 20 March 2024
Last date for comments: 20 March 2024
Target decision date: 18 March 2025
Committee meeting: 21 March 2024
Permission expires: 17 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Eddie Chen
Agent address: Space One 1 Beadon Road Hammersmith London W6 0EA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 881 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 19 November 2022
Site notice end: 19 November 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11579289

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Brownfield land register: Land At 1-36 Freemans Close Hitchin HertfordshireRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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