Land To The East Of Foxholes And Gainsford House And On The West Side Of Crow Furlong Hitchin Hertfordshire
Approved on 24 July 2026
Council decision: Agreed
Proposal
Details reserved by condition 8 (Swift and Bat Boxes) of planning permission reference no 25/01745/S73 granted 18.12.2025.
- Received
- 3 March 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived3 Mar
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Jul
Decided in 143 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Land To The East Of Foxholes And Gainsford House And On The West Side Of Crow Furlong Hitchin Hertfordshire. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,871 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 13 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG5 1HP
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Kasparian
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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
- 20264 Mar
Application for the discharge of Planning Obligation under S106A of the TCPA 1990 Open space with respect to…
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside26/00575/S106 - 20263 Mar
Details reserved by condition 8 (Swift and Bat Boxes) of planning permission reference no 25/01745/S73
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00556/DOC
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20267 Jul
Details reserved by Condition 12 (Non-adopted drainage) of Section 73 application reference 25/01745/S73
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01712/DOC - 20268 Jan
Details reserved by Condition :14 (Highways Improvements) of planning permission 25/01745/S73
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00041/DOC - 20268 Jan
Details reserved by Condition 10: (Flood Risk Assessment) of planning permission 25/01745/S73
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00038/DOC
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