68 Old Park Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JT
Approved on 22 May 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission3 conditions
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Proposal
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear element. Alterations to existing roof including replacement roof finish and insertion of front and rear rooflights to facilitate loft conversion. Alteration to fenestration including insertion of first floor side window.
- Received
- 31 March 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated31 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 May
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 68 Old Park Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JT. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 2JT
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Luke Roberts
- Architect profile
- STORYBOARD DESIGN LIMITED
- Agent address
- 17 Herald Way, Glory Farm Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 4SE United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Thompson
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 15 May 2026
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Hertfordshire
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