Planning application
23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT
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
- 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.
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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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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)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs -
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs -
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs -
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Granted Full applications 12 docs -
30 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DY
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use of ground floor and basement from retail (Use Class E) to a mixed use of cafe/restaurant (Use Class E) and hot food take-away (Sui-Generis).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
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