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56 Wilshere Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PQ

26/00061/FPHFull Permission HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing rear elements. Raised decking, balustrade and associated stairs to rear garden.

Received
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hitchin Walsworth Ward
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target9 Mar
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 56 Wilshere Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PQ. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Hitchin Walsworth 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 0PQ
Application type
Full Permission Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2026
Consultation expiry
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 February 2026
Last date for comments
19 February 2026
Target decision date
9 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mrs Georgia Hayes-Maude
Agent address
4 Brand Street Hitchin SG5 1HX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14611915
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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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