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Firs Hotel Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2TY

Refused North Hertfordshire 26/00393/FP Full applications

Works: Demolition Several homes

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

Erection of nine dwellings following demolition of existing hotel including landscaping and widening of existing vehicular access (amended plans received 18/6/2026).

As published by the council, reference 26/00393/FP

Application record

Reference
26/00393/FP
Category
Full applications
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Decided
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Hitchin Oughton Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Postcode
SG5 2TY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Registered.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DLA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in St Albans

Active · incorporated 2003 · St Albans

108 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 85% granted

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Capital Developments Group Applicant, a developer registered in London

Active · incorporated 2020 · London

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Documents

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

48 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

North Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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