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19 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RE

25/03139/FPHFull Permission HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 May 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement doors and windows to front and rear elevations (development already commenced).

Received
26 March 2026
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward
Agent
Hiz Securities Ltd
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 19 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RE. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 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 9RE
Application type
Full Permission Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 May 2026
Consultation end
22 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 April 2026
Last date for comments
2 May 2026
Target decision date
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Hiz Securities Ltd
Agent address
Clare House 24 Walsworth Road Hitchin SG4 9SP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Thomas Howe
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 May 2026
Site notice end
30 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14558627
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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