88 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR
Approved on 31 July 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission3 conditions
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Proposal
Two storey and part single storey rear extension, single storey front extension following demolition of existing front entrance porch. Alterations to existing detached garage fenestration to facilitate partial garage conversion into habitable accommodation.
- Received
- 12 June 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
- ReceivedReceived12 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation26 Jul
- TargetTarget Date7 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 88 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Hitchin Bearton 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 1XR
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 26 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Mr Mark Houghton
- Architect profile
- HOUGHTON ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- Suite 83 Enterprise House 86 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NQ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Thomas Howe
- Statutory period
- 56 days
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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