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High Trees Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA

Refused North Hertfordshire 24/02105/FPH Full Permission Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Roofing Windows or glazing 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

Roof extension including raised ridge height, hip to gable ends, rear roof extension with apex window and insertion of 2no rooflights to front elevation to facilitate loft conversion. Alterations to existing fenestrations

As published by the council, reference 24/02105/FPH

Application record

Reference
24/02105/FPH
Type
Full Permission Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Sep 2024
Validated
30 Sep 2024
Decided
20 Nov 2024
Ward
Hitchin Priory Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 2JA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2024

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  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 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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