Hitchin Town Hall Brand Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1HX
Approved on 19 October 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission3 conditions
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Proposal
Decarbonisation works including provision of secondary glazing to existing windows, the provision of insulation to the roof void above the main hall, replacement of mechanical plant including the removal of gas boilers and the installation of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
- Received
- 18 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 22 October 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- ReceivedReceived18 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Aug
- Consult.Consultation27 Sep
- TargetTarget Date23 Oct
- DecidedDecided19 Oct
Decided in 62 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Hitchin Town Hall Brand Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1HX. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,871 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Hitchin conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG5 1HX
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- SAUNDERS BOSTON LIMITED
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Thompson
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hitchin
- Brownfield land register: Block B, Latchmore Court, HitchinRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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