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20 - 34 Grove Road Hitchin SG5 1SE

Refused North Hertfordshire 05/01781/1 Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Residential development comprising fourteen 2 bedroom flats and six 1 bedroom flats in two part two storey/part three storey blocks with new vehicular access, parking court and landscaping following demolition of existing building and storage areas

As published by the council, reference 05/01781/1

Application record

Reference
05/01781/1
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Nov 2005
Validated
5 Dec 2005
Decided
6 Mar 2006
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 1SE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Nov 2005

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 5 Dec 2005

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Mar 2006

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

North Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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