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23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

Granted North Hertfordshire 26/01097/FP Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from Restaurant Class E(b) to Office Class E(c)

As published by the council, reference 26/01097/FP

Application record

Reference
26/01097/FP
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Permission
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Decided
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Hitchin Priory Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG5 1DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01098/LBC Granted

    23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    Internal alterations to facilitate the change of use from Restaurant Class E(b) to office Class E(c)

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Conditional Permission

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/01098/LBC (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 15 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    26/01098/LBC Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to facilitate the change of use from Restaurant Class E(b) to office Class E(c)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
  • 24 - 25 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    26/00859/LBC Submitted 1 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Internal alterations at first floor including new doorway between nos. 23 and 24, install two timber steps and remove late 20th century stud partition.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • 19 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    21/02433/LBC Submitted 12 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Installation of two replacement fascia signs, one new fascia sign and one externally illuminated hanging sign (as amended by plans 596399-2 Rev B and 596399-3 Reb B received 16th September 2021).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • 19 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    21/02249/AD Submitted 26 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Installation of two replacement fascia signs, one new fascia sign and one externally illuminated hanging sign (as amended by plans 596399-2 Rev B and 596399-3 Reb B received 16th September 2021).

    Granted Advertising 11 docs
  • 2 - 8 Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB

    21/01164/LBC Submitted 13 May 2021 50 yards away

    Retain original ground floor structure at no.4 and overlay with a new floor comprising steels and softwood joists to a depth of 200mm. Retain ground floor construction at no.5. Retain spine beam to ground floor construction at no.8 but replace sawn softwood joists with a new floor comprising steel work and new softwood joists (as amended by drawing nos. MU-S-4027 (P1) & - 4028 (P1) from MNP and drawing nos. 936-ES-XX21 Rev B; XX22 Rev B and XX23 Rev B from Cooley Architects all received on 14/06/2021).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs
  • 6a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB

    21/00905/FP Submitted 22 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Change of Use from flexible Ea, Eb and Ec to Sui Generis Use - Cocktail bar.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

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    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Full applications