2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Approved on 11 September 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission2 conditions
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Proposal
Installation of EV charger to front elevation.
- Received
- 3 July 2026
- Ward
- Hitchwood Ward
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated3 Jul
- Consult.Consultation30 Jul
- TargetTarget Date28 Aug
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Preston conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Hitchwood Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 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
- SG4 7TY
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Preston Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 8 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 30 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 8 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Thompson
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 August 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 August 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Preston
- Listed building: Grade II: Chequers Cottages, Numbers 1 to 6 Inclusive and 3 Linked Rear OuthousesOn this site
- 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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Associated applications
- 20263 Jul
Installation of EV charger to front elevation.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/01169/LBC - 20263 Jul
Installation of EV charger to front elevation.
This applicationApprovedFull26/01629/FPH
Source: North Hertfordshire
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