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42-44 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AQ

25/03190/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 19 June 2026

Council decision: Conditional Permission3 conditions

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to provide additional care accommodation (Use Class C2) including alterations to existing fenestration, installation of security access and gate and formation of additional parking, following demolition of existing detached outbuilding.

Received
6 January 2026
Public comments
8
Ward
Royston Heath Ward
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 164 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 42-44 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AQ. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 164 days, 16 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Royston conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Royston Heath Ward. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 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
SG8 5AQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Royston Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
14 February 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 February 2026
Last date for comments
14 February 2026
Target decision date
3 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Mr Christopher Bond
Agent address
Office 1 First Floor 1 Market Hill Royston SG89JL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Henry Thomas
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 February 2026
Site notice end
13 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14545542
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Royston
  • 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    6 Jan

    Conversion and change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to provide additional care accommodation (Use Class…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/03190/FP
  2. 2026
    6 Jan

    Internal alterations to facilitate conversion and change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to provide…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/03191/LBC

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