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23A Bearton Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NZ

24/00356/LDCPLawful Development Certificate ProposedPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Conversion of garage to create store/utility room and alterations to ground floor fenestration

Received
22 February 2024
Decided
5 April 2024 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Apr
  5. Decided5 Apr

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in North Hertfordshire86% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a garage at 23A Bearton Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NZ. North Hertfordshire has handled 456 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 40 days. This one was decided in 43 days, 3 days longer than North Hertfordshire's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,949 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/00356/LDCP
Address
23A Bearton Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NZ
Postcode
SG5 1NZ
Local Authority
North Hertfordshire
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
Parish
Hitchin

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mr Boyd Seddon
Agent Address
Old Kitchin's Farm 31 Horslow Street Potton Beds SG19 2NS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 February 2024
Target Decision Date
18 April 2024
Date Decided
5 April 2024
Date Validated
22 February 2024
Date Submitted
22 February 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12801921
Comments
0
Documents
8
Coordinates
51.955284, -0.281697
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Hertfordshire

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Planning constraints

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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