Skip to content

32 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RE

24/00438/FPHFull Permission HouseholderApproved
Householder

Approved on 16 April 2024

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Insertion of rear dormer window and two front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion (as a variation of planning permission 23/02872/FPH granted 07.02.2024.

Received
8 March 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hitchin Highbury Ward Historic
  1. Received8 Mar
  2. Validated8 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target3 May
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 32 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RE. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 days quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
SG4 9RE
Application type
Full Permission Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 March 2024
Consultation expiry
13 April 2024
Neighbour consultation end
10 April 2024
Last date for comments
13 April 2024
Target decision date
3 May 2024
Permission expires
16 April 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
13 April 2024
Site notice end
10 April 2024

Additional information

Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Hitchin
  • 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, 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.

Source: North Hertfordshire

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SG4

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for loft conversions and dormers on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address