Planning application
East Hall Farm St Pauls Walden Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8DL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from grazing land to carpark and access. Formation of an additional shared car parking area to serve the existing B2 and B8 commercial units and existing school including creation of access onto a private road, school drop-off zone and associated surfacing, hedge planting, drainage and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/02419/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02419/FP
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 13 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SG4 8DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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14 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 67 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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