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50 Moss Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2QP

25/01982/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 October 2025

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of the existing dwelling from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to use as a children's home for up to two children and three carers (Use Class C2). Single storey side extension following the part-demolition of the existing garage including bin and cycle stores. (as a variation of planning permission 25/01134/FP granted 10.07.2025)

Received
8 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hitchin Oughton Ward
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.18 Oct
  4. Target22 Oct
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 73 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 50 Moss Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2QP. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 3 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hitchin Oughton Ward. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 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
SG5 2QP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2025
Consultation expiry
18 October 2025
Consultation end
18 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
18 October 2025
Last date for comments
18 October 2025
Target decision date
22 October 2025
Decision issued
21 October 2025
Permission expires
21 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Tom Donovan
Agent address
Nine Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1GE

Planning decision

Statutory period
75 days

Publicity

Site notice end
21 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14225251
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    8 Aug

    Change of use of the existing dwelling from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to use as a children's home…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/01982/FP
  2. 2025
    8 May

    Change of use of the existing dwelling from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to use as a children's home…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPart of25/01134/FP

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