Planning application
9 The Finches Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PB
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Insertion of ground floor front window following removal of garage door to facilitate conversion of existing garage to habitable space
As published by the council, reference 26/02456/LDCP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02456/LDCP
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG4 9PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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15 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BBR Design Agent, a design practice
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See their track recordWhat 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's median decision took 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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