Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA
Approved on 2 August 2023
Council decision: Conditional PermissionPlanning committee
Proposal
Creation of access from Lower Innings to Land south of Oughtonhead Lane
- Received
- 7 March 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 74
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward Historic
- Agent
- DLA Town Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived7 Mar
- ValidatedValidated7 Mar
- Consult.Consultation4 May
- TargetTarget Date4 Aug
- DecidedDecided2 Aug
Decided in 148 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 14 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 16 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 2NA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 March 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 4 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 4 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 4 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 4 August 2023
- Committee meeting
- 27 July 2023
- Permission expires
- 2 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DLA Town Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 5 The Gavel Centre Porters Wood St Albans AL3 6PQ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 150 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 April 2023
- Site notice end
- 21 April 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11990458
- Documents
- 20
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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
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Planning history at this site
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01795/S106A - 202523 Jun
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01636/DOC - 202518 Jun
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Details reserved by Condition 16 (SWMP) of planning permission reference 23/00563/FP
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01179/DOC - 202529 Apr
Details reserved by condition 6 (Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment) of planning permission reference…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01160/DOC - 202529 Apr
Details reserved by condition 7 (Detailed Technical Plans) of planning permission reference no 23/00563/FP
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01168/DOC - 202529 Apr
Details reserved by condition 17 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission reference no 23/00563/FP
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01166/DOC
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