29 - 30 Oughton Head Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2LA
Approved on 5 October 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission4 conditions
Proposal
Raise existing roof ridge height of both properties and insertion of rear dormer windows and front rooflights to facilitate conversion of loft spaces into habitable accommodation. Single storey rear extension to no.29 following demolition of existing rear element.
- Received
- 14 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 23 October 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Oughton Ward
- ReceivedReceived14 Aug
- ValidatedValidated14 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 52 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 29 - 30 Oughton Head Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2LA. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,871 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Butts Close, Hitchin conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Hitchin Oughton Ward. We hold 1,992 applications in total for the SG5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SG5 2LA
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Melissa Tyler
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Butts Close, 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 (21)
flood storage 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Hertfordshire
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