12 Dale Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AS
Approved on 21 August 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission
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Proposal
Replacement raised hipped roof and insertion of front rooflight and two rear dormers to facilitate loft conversion into habitable accommodation. Two storey and part single storey side and rear extensions and front porch following demolition of existing side and rear extensions. Alterations to fenestration to include insertion of first floor side window. External cladding and Installation of rear raised patio and steps.
- Received
- 10 February 2026
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided21 Aug
Decided in 192 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 12 Dale Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AS. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 192 days, 20 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Hitchin Priory 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 9AS
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 26 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Mr Joe Williams
- Agent address
- Sopers House Sopers Road Cuffley EN6 4RY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Melissa Tyler
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14693486
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
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
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Source: North Hertfordshire
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