Planning application
School House School Lane Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3AT
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of two 3-bedroom dwellings and two 1-bedroom apartments on land adjacent to School House, with 5 parking spaces and new vehicular access onto School Lane.
As published by the council, reference 24/01580/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01580/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 12 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 1 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Offa Ward
- Parish
- Offley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 3AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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20/00594/OP Withdrawn
School House School Lane Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3AT
Outline Planning Permission for five 2-bed flats (all matters reserved except access).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2024
Received by North Hertfordshire
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1 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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