Planning application
81 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RA
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey front porch extension. Insertion of ground floor front bay window and side window following removal of existing garage doors to facilitate conversion of garage into utility and study.
As published by the council, reference 24/02259/FPH
Application record
- Reference
- 24/02259/FPH
- Type
- Full Permission Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Permission
- Received
- 8 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Hitchin Bearton Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG4 9RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/01954/LDCP Refused
81 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RA
Insertion of front ground floor bay window following removal of existing garage door to facilitate conversion of garage into a habitable space. Single storey front infill extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2024
Received by North Hertfordshire
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3 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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18 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 3 December 2024, 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Awaiting decisionSmall domestic -
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