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13 The Chilterns Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PP

25/00387/FPHFull Permission HouseholderApproved
Householder

Approved on 23 April 2025

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Two storey and single storey side extension incorporating storage area; single storey rear extension with balcony area above following demolition of existing detached garage. Creation of basement and insertion of rear dormer window to facilitate loft conversion. Extension to rear decking area

Received
28 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hitchin Highbury Ward
  1. Received28 Feb
  2. Validated28 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target25 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 13 The Chilterns Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PP. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer 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).

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 February 2025
Consultation expiry
13 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
13 April 2025
Last date for comments
13 April 2025
Target decision date
25 April 2025
Decision issued
24 April 2025
Permission expires
24 April 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 April 2025
Site notice end
5 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13767410
Documents
18

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

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