Planning application
Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA
Works: Extension
Relates to 22/03044/S73
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 25 of Development B of planning permission 15/00192/1 granted 22.03.2016 and varied by condition 8 of 22/03044/S73 granted 22.02.2023. Extension of hours of the All-Weather Pitch on Saturdays from 09.00 - 18.30 hours to 09.00 - 20.00 hours. The permitted hours on Monday-Fridays remain at 09.00-22.00 hours and Sundays and Bank Holidays at 09.00-18.00 hours.
As published by the council, reference 26/00997/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00997/S73
- Type
- Section 73 Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Conditional Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Oughton Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 2JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/03044/S73 Granted
Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA
Variation of Condition 25 of Development B of planning permission 15/00192/1 granted 22.03.2016 - Extension of hours of All-Weather Pitch to Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 22.00; Friday 09.00 - 22.00; Saturday 09.00 - 18.30; Sundays 09.00 - 18.00; and Bank Holidays 10.00 - 18.00
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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22/03044/S73 Granted
Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA
Variation of Condition 25 of Development B of planning permission 15/00192/1 granted 22.03.2016 - Extension of hours of All-Weather Pitch to Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 22.00; Friday 09.00 - 22.00; Saturday 09.00 - 18.30; Sundays 09.00 - 18.00; and Bank Holidays 10.00 - 18.00
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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