Planning application
18 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 9 solar panels on flat roof below higher pitched roof
As published by the council, reference 26/01053/PNSL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01053/PNSL
- Type
- Prior ApprovalSch2 Part 14 Class A solar
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Knebworth Ward
- Parish
- Knebworth Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG3 6NL
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02871/TCA Granted
18 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
T1: Walnut - Reduce by 30%. T2 : Ash - Reduce by 30%
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23/00142/LDCP Granted
18 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Installation of 2 No. rear roof lights to existing roof slope
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 26 May 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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18 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
T1: Walnut - Reduce by 30%. T2 : Ash - Reduce by 30%
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Installation of 2 No. rear roof lights to existing roof slope
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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17 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
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