61 Hermitage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DB

1. 29 Nov 2022

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 22 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Conditional Consent

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.

More on advertising applications in our guide

• 7-8 Portmill Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AS

  21/00391/FP Submitted 4 Feb 2021 122m away

  Change of Use from (B1a) offices to residential to provide two 5-bed and one 3-bed dwellings (as amended by plans received 25/02/21)

  Decided Full applications 21 docs

• 7-8 Portmill Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AS

  21/00392/LBC Submitted 4 Feb 2021 122m away

  Internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion from existing offices to two 5-bed and one 3-bed dwellings (as amended by plans received 25/02/21)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

• 11 Hermitage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BS

  21/02096/FP Submitted 8 Jul 2021 126m away

  Replacement shopfront

  Decided Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

• St Lukes House 5 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP

  22/03005/FP Submitted 21 Nov 2022 150m away

  Erection of black metal railings and red brick piers following demolition of existing front boundary brick wall.

  Decided Full applications Demolition 9 docs

• Garrison Court Hollow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SE

  26/00689/FP Submitted 2 Apr 2026 155m away

  Replacement of five rear escape staircases and balustrades following the removal of five rear existing staircases and balustrades

  Decided Full applications 23 docs

• 111 - 112 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LS

  24/01654/FP Submitted 25 Jul 2024 173m away

  Installation of double doors to existing shop front

  Decided Full applications Windows or glazing

• 26/01280/AD Granted

  10 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH

  Installation of two non-illuminated box fascia signs, externally illuminated project sign, externally illuminated box fascia sign, store directory sign and vinyl sign.

  29 May 2026 Advertising
• 26/01401/AD Granted

  The Chequers 58 High Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AW

  Projecting hanging sign to west elevation and signage to south and east elevations (as amended by plans received on 23/06/2026 and 14/07/2026).

  29 May 2026 Advertising
• 26/01051/AD Granted

  14 Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB

  Installation of non-illuminated fascia signage

  13 May 2026 Advertising
• 26/01191/AD Granted

  Vodaphone 13 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AT

  Installation of replacement face panels on existing externally illuminated projecting sign.

  20 May 2026 Advertising
• 25/00231/AD Granted

  11 Eastcheap Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3DA

  Erection of one fascia sign (non-illuminated red panel with embossed lettering and logos with internal LED illumination) and erection of one projecting sign (non-illuminated panel with embossed logo with internal LED illumination). External illumination. (Amended plans received 08.06.2026).

  23 Jan 2025 Advertising