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19 Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RE

Refused North Hertfordshire 25/03139/FPH Full Permission Householder

Works: 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

Replacement doors and windows to front and rear elevations (development already commenced).

As published by the council, reference 25/03139/FPH

Application record

Reference
25/03139/FPH
Type
Full Permission Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG4 9RE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Hitchin

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 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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