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Land East Of Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire

22/03040/FPFull Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 16 October 2023

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Residential development comprising of 53 dwellings together with the creation of vehicular access off Bedford Road and associated parking and landscaping. Informative ??? The scheme proposes 53 new residential units (including 40% affordable homes), comprising the following mix: 14x1-bed, 19x2-bed, 11x3-bed and 9x4-bed

Received
24 November 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
19
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated24 Nov
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 326 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land East Of Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 326 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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
53
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 November 2022
Consultation expiry
23 April 2023
Consultation end
23 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end
31 December 2022
Last date for comments
23 April 2023
Target decision date
28 July 2023
Committee meeting
26 October 2023
Permission expires
16 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mrs Holly Mitchell
Agent address
8/9 Stephen Mews Gresse Street London W1T 1AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
246 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
31 December 2022
Site notice end
31 December 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11701465
Documents
71

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.

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

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Oct

    Follow up pre-app advice in relation to 24/02900/PRE

    PendingFollow up PRE APP25/02613/PRE2

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