Planning application
5 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of shop (Class E.a) to a one bedroom ground floor flat (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 21/01927/PNM
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01927/PNM
- Type
- Prior Approval Class M - Flexible Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 23 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Royston Palace Ward Historic
- Parish
- Royston Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG8 5AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01129/FP Refused
5 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AA
Change of Use of ground floor from Class E unit into one 1-bed residential apartment including creation of bike and bin store. Alterations to fenestration including additional windows at ground, first and second floor levels following removal of existing shopfront.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2021
Received by North Hertfordshire
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5 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 5 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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