5 - 6 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH
Approved on 25 March 2026
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Replacement of existing external heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment at ground and first floor.
- Received
- 9 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived9 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation14 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 5 - 6 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. 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 1BH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 21 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
- Decision issued
- 26 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 26 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr George Waters
- Agent address
- 2 Callaghan Square Cardiff CF10 5BT United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 21 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14686142
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Jun
Cabling works.
ApprovedElectronic Communications26/01582/EC - 202512 Dec
Existing ATM lowered in height. Replacement of the existing automated front entrance door.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/03024/FP - 202512 Dec
Existing ATM lowered in height with illuminated collar surround. Installation of externally illuminated facia…
Conditional ConsentAdvertisement consent25/03025/AD - 202512 Dec
Existing ATM lowered in height. Replacement of the existing automated front entrance door. Internal and…
Conditional ConsentListed building consent25/03018/LBC
Source: North Hertfordshire
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