Planning application
50 Westwood Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9LL
Works: Extension 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
Two storey side extension and alterations to fenestration.
As published by the council, reference 26/00475/FPH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00475/FPH
- Type
- Full Permission Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG4 9LL
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01406/FPH Granted
50 Westwood Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9LL
Two storey side extension including front and rear dormer windows. Alterations to existing dormer windows including installation of external cladding. Alterations to fenestration and external render.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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Two storey side extension including front and rear dormer windows. Alterations to existing dormer windows including installation of external cladding. Alterations to fenestration and external render.
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