1 Pirton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2BD

23/01446/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 5 April 2024

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Residential development comprising of 9 flats (1 x 1-bed and 8 x 2-bed) together with vehicular and pedestrian access following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings. (Amended plans received 30/01/24 and 11/03/24 ).

Received: 21 June 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 39
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hitchin Priory Ward Historic
Agent: Farrell Design Studio

ReceivedReceived21 Jun
ValidatedValidated21 Jun
Consult.Consultation24 Feb
TargetTarget Date2 Apr
DecidedDecided5 Apr

Decided in 289 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Pirton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2BD. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 289 days, 34 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 1,991 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 2BD
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 June 2023
Consultation expiry: 4 April 2024
Consultation end: 24 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 4 April 2024
Last date for comments: 4 April 2024
Target decision date: 2 April 2024
Decision issued: 8 April 2024
Permission expires: 8 April 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Farrell Design Studio
Architect profile: FARRELL DESIGN STUDIO LTD
Agent address: 35a Barleycroft Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 286 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 2 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12254533
Documents: 28

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.

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