The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire

1. 2 Sep 2024

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 17 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Conditional Permission

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

More on amendments applications in our guide

• The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9TY

  24/02058/FP Submitted 16 Sep 2024 0m away

  Alterations to fenestration to lower ground floor front elevation

  Decided Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

• The Exchange Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9TY

  21/02573/FP Submitted 1 Sep 2021 8m away

  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)

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 29 docs

• Garrison Court Hollow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SE

  26/00689/FP Submitted 2 Apr 2026 78m away

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

  Decided Full applications 23 docs

• 10 Kershaws Hill Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AQ

  26/01048/FPH Submitted 22 Apr 2026 112m away

  Part two storey and part single storey rear extension including first floor Juliet balcony following demolition of existing rear elements. Insertion of rear box dormer window with Juliet balcony and one rooflight into existing front roofslope to facilitate loft conversion. Single storey front extension, side entrance canopy, and alterations to fenestration including insertion of one additional first floor front window with repositioning of existing first floor front window, and insertion of side bunker windows at ground and first floor levels. Soft and hard landscaping including alterations to ground levels and installation of access steps to rear garden.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 14 docs
  Small domestic

• The Biggin Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AB

  26/00613/LBC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 120m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

  Internal and external alterations including replacement windows and installation of secondary glazing.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 35 docs

• The Biggin Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AB

  26/00612/FP Submitted 23 Mar 2026 122m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

  Installation of perimeter railing, gate and wall following removal of existing fence. Installation of free-standing Air Source Heat Pump and associated enclosure, new bin and cycle store together with hard and soft landscaping works including low-level lighting.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 34 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/02183/NMA Awaiting decision

  8 The Stables Pottersheath Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9GR

  Widen first floor (obscured) window on the SW elevation (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00036/FPH granted 27/02/2026)

  28 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/02151/NMA Awaiting decision

  Glebe Road Industrial Estate Glebe Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1BT

  Alterations to parking layout and access road to provide a vehicle turning space (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01871/FP granted 12/12/2025)

  27 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/00997/S73 Decided

  Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA

  Variation of Condition 25 of Development B of planning permission 15/00192/1 granted 22.03.2016 and varied by condition 8 of 22/03044/S73 granted 22.02.2023. Extension of hours of the All-Weather Pitch on Saturdays from 09.00 - 18.30 hours to 09.00 - 20.00 hours. The permitted hours on Monday-Fridays remain at 09.00-22.00 hours and Sundays and Bank Holidays at 09.00-18.00 hours.

  14 May 2026 Amendments
• 26/02015/NMA Decided

  17 Whitechurch Gardens Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AU

  Increase width of rear extension (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00677/FPH granted 07.05.2026)

  11 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/01972/NMA Decided

  Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

  Reduce the number of solar panels shown on the approved plans to two per dwelling across the development, except for Plots 32 and 33 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

  6 Aug 2026 Amendments