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The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9TY

Refused North Hertfordshire 21/02573/FP Full Planning Permission

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

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/02058/FP Granted

    The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9TY

    Alterations to fenestration to lower ground floor front elevation

    Decided 6 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2021

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 3 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

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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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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