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2 High View Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HL

Refused North Hertfordshire 21/00960/FPH Full Permission Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Two storey front and rear elevation extensions, insertion of rooflights to existing front and rear elevation roofslopes to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation, erection of a single storey detached outhouse in garden for use as a gym and widening of vehicular crossover onto highway

As published by the council, reference 21/00960/FPH

Application record

Reference
21/00960/FPH
Type
Full Permission Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
29 Mar 2021
Validated
29 Mar 2021
Decided
8 Jun 2021
Ward
Hitchin Priory Ward Historic
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 2HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2021

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 8 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

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