Glencoe Villa Snailswell Lane Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3TS

26/00637/FPFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 14 May 2026

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Proposal

Erection of a detached five-bedroom dwelling with associated detached garage and outbuildings, access, car parking and hard and soft landscaping following the demolition of existing structures and hardstanding (Development has commenced).

Received: 19 March 2026
Public comments: 1
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Cadwell Ward

ReceivedReceived19 Mar
ValidatedValidated19 Mar
Consult.Consultation15 Apr
TargetTarget Date14 May
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Glencoe Villa Snailswell Lane Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3TS. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Cadwell 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 3TS
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Ickleford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 22 April 2026
Consultation end: 15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 22 April 2026
Last date for comments: 22 April 2026
Target decision date: 14 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Mr Tom Donovan
Agent address: Nine Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1GE

Planning decision

Case officer: Melissa Tyler
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 22 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14760154
Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: North Hertfordshire
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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: North Hertfordshire

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