18 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XJ

23/00888/S73Section 73 ApplicationApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 1 June 2023

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (revised plans) of planning permission 21/02351/FP granted 15.11.2021 for erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling with detached garage

Received: 18 April 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic

ReceivedReceived18 Apr
ValidatedValidated18 Apr
Consult.Consultation18 May
TargetTarget Date13 Jun
DecidedDecided1 Jun

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 18 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XJ. North Hertfordshire has handled 274 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

89% of amendment 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 1XJ
Application type: Section 73 Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 April 2023
Consultation expiry: 25 May 2023
Consultation end: 18 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 25 May 2023
Last date for comments: 25 May 2023
Target decision date: 13 June 2023
Decision issued: 2 June 2023
Permission expires: 2 June 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Mr Mark Scott
Agent address: Bancroft House 34 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 25 May 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12093670

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.

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