Planning application
5 Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RW
Works: Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of detached garage/workshop outbuilding and detached summerhouse outbuilding following demolition of existing detached garage. Widening of existing vehicular access and replacement retaining wall, pillars and access gates. Hard and soft landscaping works. (Amended by plans received 16.06.2026)
As published by the council, reference 26/01094/FPH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01094/FPH
- Type
- Full Permission Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional Permission
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG4 9RW
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01745/LDCP Granted
5 Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RW
Refurbishment of window frames including upgrade to double glazing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Hertfordshire granted permission on 27 July 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 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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