Planning application
8A Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Relates to 22/02910/FP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 3 (opening hours - commence at 07:00 each day) of planning permission 22/02910/FP granted 13.03.2023 for Change of use from Class E to Class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
As published by the council, reference 26/02485/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02485/S73
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG5 1BB
Comment by 7 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Hertfordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01097/FP Granted
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Change of use of first and second floor from C3 maisonette flat into C4 (small HMO) containing 4 bedsit rooms. Alterations to fenestration. (amended plans received 27.10.2025)
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25/01098/LBC Granted
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use of first and second floor from C3 maisonette flat into C4 (small HMO) containing 4 bedsit rooms. (amended plans received 27.10.2025)
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22/02962/LBC Granted
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Installation of an internal stud wall partition for WC facilities to facilitate the change of use from class E to class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
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22/02910/FP Granted
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Change of use from class E to class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 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 10 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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22/02910/FP Granted
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Change of use from class E to class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
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's median decision took 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on North Hertfordshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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Internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use of first and second floor from C3 maisonette flat into C4 (small HMO) containing 4 bedsit rooms. (amended plans received 27.10.2025)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 24 docs -
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Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 25 docs -
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Change of use from class E to class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
Granted Full applications 9 docs -
8a Bucklersbury Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BB
Installation of an internal stud wall partition for WC facilities to facilitate the change of use from class E to class E/Sui Generis of ground floor to tasting room and off-licence.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs -
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