Planning application
12 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External maintenance works
As published by the council, reference 26/01117/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01117/FP
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Conditional Permission
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 1BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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North Hertfordshire granted permission on 23 June 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.
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