The Old School Ley Green Kings Walden Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8LX
Approved on 3 July 2025
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey front extension. Internal opening to combine the two dwellings into one single unit. Alterations of existing front porch roof. Insertion of front rooflight following removal of existing rooflight. External cladding and alterations to fenestration.
- Received
- 28 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hitchwood Ward
- ReceivedReceived28 May
- ValidatedValidated28 May
- Consult.Consultation22 Jun
- TargetTarget Date23 Jul
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a front extension at The Old School Ley Green Kings Walden Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8LX. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Hitchwood Ward. 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 8LX
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kings Walden Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 June 2025
- Consultation end
- 22 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 29 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 23 July 2025
- Decision issued
- 15 July 2025
- Permission expires
- 15 July 2028
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 29 June 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13853830
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: North Hertfordshire
- 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Source: North Hertfordshire
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