31 Lancaster Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1PA
Proposal
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear element. Insertion of rear L shaped dormer window to facilitate loft conversion following removal of existing chimney stack. Alterations to fenestration and reinstatement of new chimney stack (as amended by plans received on 21/01/2025).
- Received
- 2 December 2024
- Decided
- 24 January 2025 · Conditional Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted2 Dec
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation8 Jan
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided24 Jan
Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for demolition at 31 Lancaster Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1PA. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,849 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 53 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across Hitchin Bearton Ward. We hold 1,949 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.
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