1 Matthew Gate Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EQ
Approved on 11 September 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission4 conditions
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Proposal
Part first floor and part two storey side extension above existing garage and alterations to front fenestration.
- Received
- 17 July 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation16 Aug
- TargetTarget Date11 Sep
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 1 Matthew Gate Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EQ. 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 are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Hitchin Priory 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 9EQ
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 16 August 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Mr Paresh Mistry
- Architect profile
- DIAZO ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- The Workshop Upper Floors 89 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NQ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Saffron Loasby
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 16 August 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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Source: North Hertfordshire
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