Unit 7-10 Station Approach Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9UW
Approved on 22 January 2026
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use from Sui Generis Car Sales to Class E(d) Indoor Sports, Recreation or Fitness (gym).
- Received
- 31 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation30 Nov
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided22 Jan
Decided in 83 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 7-10 Station Approach Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9UW. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 5 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Hitchin Bearton 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 9UW
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 30 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 22 January 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mrs Kenya Sharland
- Agent address
- 33 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 88 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 7 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14453683
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
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.
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Source: North Hertfordshire
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