The Sycamores 43 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

1. 26 Aug 2025

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

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This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 27 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  24/01537/LBC Submitted 12 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Internal alterations to facilitate Change of use from office to residential to create one 3-bed dwelling.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs
  Domestic

• 27 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  24/01536/FP Submitted 12 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Change of use from office to residential to create one 3-bed dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs
  Domestic

• The Malt House 27 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  21/01696/LBC Submitted 27 May 2021 50 yards away

  Internal alterations to facilitate Change of use from office to residential to create one 3-bed dwelling (as amended by plans received on 11.8.21).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
  Domestic

• The Malt House 27 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  21/01695/FP Submitted 27 May 2021 50 yards away

  Change of use from office to residential to create one 3-bed dwelling (as amended by plans received on 11.8.21).

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Domestic

• 34D Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  26/01170/TPO Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

  T1: Sycamore - Reduce in height by 4m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 34D Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

  23/00274/TPO Submitted 6 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  T1 Cherry - Reduce in height by 3m. G2 2x Maple - Reduce in height by 3m. G3 5x Yews - Reduce in height by 3m. G4 3x Lime - Pollard removing 5m. T5 Horse Chestnut - Reduce back to previous reduction points removing 3m. G6 2x Silver Birch - Remove to ground level. T7 Cherry - Remove to ground level.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 26/02025/DOC Refused

  Coker Cottage Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX

  Details Reserved by Condition 10: (Landscaping scheme) of planning permission 23/01807/FP granted 17.11.2023

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/01435/DOC Granted

  Holborn Farm Dane End Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9RH

  Details reserved by Condition 10 (Land Contamination) of planning permission reference 25/01539/FP granted on 10.11.2025.

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/01881/DOC Decided

  Highwood Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  Details reserved by Condition 8 (Phase 2 Geo-Environmental Assessment) of planning permission reference 24/02882/FP granted on 23.07.2025.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/01822/DOC Granted

  Ickleford Mill Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UN

  Details reserved by Condition 39 (lighting, hedgehog boundaries and bat boxes) of planning permission 17/01955/1 granted 11/03/2024

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/00976/DOC Decided

  Ickleford Mill Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UN

  Details reserved by Condition 38 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 17/01955/1 granted on 11.03.2024.

  Received 14 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Conditions