Service Station Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2UG
Approved on 23 February 2026
Council decision: Unconditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of a modular self-service launderette facility. (Development already carried out).
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation14 Jan
- TargetTarget Date27 Feb
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 67 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Service Station Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2UG. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 3 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Hitchin Bearton 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 2UG
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 29 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 February 2026
- Decision issued
- 24 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 24 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Plande
- Agent address
- c/o Applicant ME Group International Plc Blenheim Road Epsom KT19 9AP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 71 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 29 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14498051
- Documents
- 9
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Apr
Installation of parcel lockers following removal of existing locker and installation of paved pathway.
PendingFull Planning Permission26/01022/FP - 202414 Nov
Installation of two electric vehicle charging bays with a charging unit, two lighting columns and associated…
PendingFull Planning Permission24/02479/FP - 202420 Sep
Erection of steel container and concrete base (Development already carried out). Cladding of exterior of the…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/02113/FP
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