56 Gaping Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JE
Approved on 20 October 2026
Council decision: Conditional Permission2 conditions
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Proposal
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension following removal of existing rear element. External rendering.
- Received
- 15 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 25 October 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Oughton Ward
- ReceivedReceived15 Sep
- ValidatedValidated15 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Oct
Decided in 35 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 56 Gaping Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JE. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,871 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. 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 2JE
- Parish
- Hitchin
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 September 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- RICHFIELD CONSULTING LTD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Thompson
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
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.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: North Hertfordshire
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