Planning application
26/01081/FPH
86 Common Rise Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0HS
Proposal
Two storey front extension and part two storey and part first floor rear extension. Alterations to fenestration.
As published by the council, reference 26/01081/FPH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
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26/01295/FPH Awaiting decision
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26/01062/FPH Awaiting decision
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Two storey and part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear element.
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21/01688/FP Decided
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Erection of one pair of semi-detached 1-bed dwellings following demolition of existing workshop outbuilding.
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26/01365/NMA Decided
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05/00317/1LB Withdrawn
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23/00275/FPH Decided
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Other householder applications
In North Hertfordshire
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26/01610/FPH Awaiting decision
42 Green Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1EA
Two storey rear extension and single storey side extensions following demolition of existing conservatory, detached garage and outbuildings. Insertion of rooflights to existing side roofslopes. Alterations to front fenestration including insertion of second floor front windows.
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26/01490/FPH Decided
7 Bramfield Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9QA
Single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing rear element. Insertion of ground floor side window.
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26/01512/FPH Granted
88 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR
Two storey and part single storey rear extension, single storey front extension following demolition of existing front entrance porch. Alterations to existing detached garage fenestration to facilitate partial garage conversion into habitable accommodation (as amended by plans rec'd 30 July 2026).
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26/01417/FPH Decided
29 Ashfield Drive Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1GP
Single storey rear extension. Installation of retaining walls and alterations to ground levels in rear garden.
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26/01482/FPH Decided
84 Howard Drive Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2DG
Two storey rear extension, installation of obscure glazed side facing first floor window. Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation including raising flat roof and installation of doors and glazing to front and rear elevations. Hard landscaping.