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95 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1UP

Refused North Hertfordshire 22/02922/FPH Full Permission Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 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

Raise roof height and insertion of front and rear dormer windows to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation. Part two storey and part single storey rear extension following demotion of existing single storey rear extension. Raise roof of existing front projection, portico, alterations to fenestration including removal of existing garage door from front elevation to facilitate conversion of existing integral garage to office and alterations to external materials.

As published by the council, reference 22/02922/FPH

Application record

Reference
22/02922/FPH
Type
Full Permission Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
21 Nov 2022
Validated
21 Nov 2022
Decided
9 Jan 2023
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward Historic
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 1UP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2022

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 9 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 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.

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