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35 Grays Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HH

25/03176/FPFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 16 April 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of one self-build dwelling including basement level and first floor area balcony area. Installation of external swimming pool, garden kitchen structure and pergola, external air source heat pump and associated hard and soft landscaping works including perimeter boundary fence, wall and gates following demolition of existing dwelling. Alterations to ground levels in rear garden.

Received
24 December 2025
Public comments
7
Ward
Hitchin Priory Ward
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target18 Feb
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 113 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 35 Grays Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HH. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 9 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 131 applications across Hitchin Priory 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 2HH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 February 2026
Last date for comments
27 February 2026
Target decision date
18 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Gareth Leech
Agent address
Suite 1 21 Bancroft Hitchin Herts SG5 1JW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Melissa Tyler
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
4 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14548041
Documents
27

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.

Source: North Hertfordshire

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