Hitchwood Cottage Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

1. 21 Jul 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North Hertfordshire took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire's median decision took 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Highwood Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  25/02955/DOC Submitted 11 Nov 2025 0m away

  Details reserved by condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission reference 24/02882/FP granted 23.07.2025.

  Decided Conditions 12 docs

• Highwood Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  26/01881/DOC Submitted 28 Jul 2026 0m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Details reserved by Condition 8 (Phase 2 Geo-Environmental Assessment) of planning permission reference 24/02882/FP granted on 23.07.2025.

  Decided Conditions

• Hill Cottage Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  21/00384/FP Submitted 4 Feb 2021 275m away

  Change of Use of agricultural land to residential.

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Hill Cottage Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  21/01894/LBC Submitted 16 Jul 2021 303m away

  Insertion of French doors, and amendments to two previously approved doors, on rear elevation as revision of previously approved Listed Building Consent 21/00976/LBC granted 25.05.2021 (as amended by plans received 25.08.21 and 31.08.21)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Hill Cottage Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  21/01994/FPH Submitted 16 Jul 2021 303m away

  Change two doors on the rear elevation and swap a window for French doors on the rear elevation (as a resubmission of planning permission 21/00975/FPH granted on 25.05.2021) (as amended by plans received 25.08.21 and 31.08.21)

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Domestic

• Hill Cottage Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY

  21/00976/LBC Submitted 9 Apr 2021 303m away

  Replacement front entrance porch; replacement single storey side extension; replacement single storey front extension; external and internal alterations

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic