Planning application
The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9TY
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of existing ground floor gym into 10 residential dwellings (8 x 1-bed and 2 x 2-bed flats) with associated parking and infrastructure (as amended by plan received 08/10/21)
As published by the council, reference 21/02573/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 21/02573/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 1 Sep 2021
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2021
- Decided
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG4 9TY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2021
Received by North Hertfordshire
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3 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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18 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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