Planning application
Land At Birchwood And Silverdale And Three Trees And Willow Close Old Charlton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2AJ
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of three storey building comprising 35no. retirement living apartments with associated communal areas, landscaping and parking following demolition of existing buildings.
As published by the council, reference 25/01014/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01014/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 May 2025
- Validated
- 6 May 2025
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG5 2AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2025
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Hertfordshire took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
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