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23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

Granted North Hertfordshire 26/01098/LBC Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/01098/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/01098/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Conditional Consent
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.

  • 26/01097/FP Granted

    23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

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

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Conditional Consent

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/01097/FP (Decided)

Documents

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

10 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 23A Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    26/01097/FP Submitted 15 May 2026 0m away

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

    Granted Full applications 11 docs

  • 24 - 25 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DT

    26/00859/LBC Submitted 1 Apr 2026 4m 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

  • 2 - 8 Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB

    21/01164/LBC Submitted 13 May 2021 28m 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 33m away

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

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

  • 30 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DY

    21/01724/FP Submitted 2 Jun 2021 41m away

    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). Internal alterations.

    Granted Full applications 12 docs

  • 30 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DY

    21/01725/LBC Submitted 2 Jun 2021 41m away

    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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    23 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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