Planning application
24 - 25 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal alterations at first floor including new doorway between nos. 23 and 24, install two timber steps and remove late 20th century stud partition.
As published by the council, reference 26/00859/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00859/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Conditional Consent
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 1DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Consent
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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North Hertfordshire granted permission on 17 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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