Centenary House Grammar School Walk Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1JN
Approved on 1 July 2026
Council decision: Granted
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Proposal
Internal works of localised repairs including lime plaster to walls and ceilings, floor finishes and fireplaces. Removal of modern fittings, shelving and secondary glazing followed by internal redecoration. External works of repair to windows, walls and chimney stacks. Repairs to stonework and replacement lime render followed by redecoration. Replacement cast-iron rainwater goods.
- Received
- 14 April 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived14 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Jun
- DecidedDecided1 Jul
Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for window replacement at Centenary House Grammar School Walk Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1JN. North Hertfordshire has handled 345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 4 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area, with 5 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.
93% of heritage 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 1JN
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Alex Rogers
- Agent address
- 9 Graham Road Cambridge Cambridge CB4 2WP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Tricia Craggs
- Statutory period
- 56 days
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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
Internal and external refurbishment works to include (but not exclusively) replacing existing render with…
PendingListed building consent26/02544/LBC - 202630 Oct
Removal and replacement of flat roofing and trims throughout. Partial removal of two chimney stacks…
PendingApplication26/02543/FP - 202621 May
T1: Robinia - Reduce crown by 2-3m. T2: Lime - Fell to near ground level. T3: Plum - Fell to near ground…
ApprovedTrees (Conservation Area)26/01341/TCA
Source: North Hertfordshire
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Consultants on this application
- Carter Jonas LLP · Agent for this application
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