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Walnut Tree Farm 21 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX

Granted North Hertfordshire 23/00070/LDCE Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Retention for the use of former orchard as residential garden land for Walnut Tree Farm

As published by the council, reference 23/00070/LDCE

Application record

Reference
23/00070/LDCE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
11 Jan 2023
Validated
11 Jan 2023
Decided
27 Feb 2023
Ward
Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Historic
Parish
Pirton Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 3PX

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00316/FPH Decided

    Walnut Tree Farm 21 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX

    Erection of green house/shed.

    Decided 21 May 2026 Householder
  • 21/02604/FPH Decided

    Walnut Tree Farm 21 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX

    Erection of detached garden shed/greenhouse (as amended by plans received 22nd July 2022).

    Decided 28 Feb 2023 Householder
  • 21/00997/LDCP Refused

    Walnut Tree Farm 21 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX

    Erection of detached garden shed

    Decided 20 May 2021 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2023

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 27 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 27 February 2023, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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