North Hertfordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to North Hertfordshire District Council, updated daily. North Hertfordshire District Council received 376 planning applications in the last 90 days, 2 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 40 days.
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Recent applications in North Hertfordshire
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Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
157-unit residential phase with full infrastructure, Hitchin. Reserved Matters approval for Phase 2a of a major scheme, delivering 157 dwellings, roads, drainage and landscaping under an outline permission granted November 2024. Groundworks, drainage and structural frame contracts are live…
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
25 Lower Road Breachwood Green Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8NS
Four-dwelling new-build scheme, Breachwood Green. Erects four homes with landscaping, parking and cycle stores at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, ASHPs and drainage packages open early; brickwork and roofing follow at volume.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Trees Gosmore Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AN
Three detached houses replacing one dwelling, Hitchin. Demolishes an existing house and outbuildings, then erects three new detached homes with garages and new highway access at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages are concurrent; demolition and site…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Pinehill Hospital Benslow Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9QZ
Static MRI unit and link corridor for Hitchin hospital. Erects a modular single-storey MRI building and connecting corridor after removing the mobile predecessor, at full application stage. Medical M&E, cladding, ground works and ramps underpin the specialist medical fit-out and infrastructure.
GroundworksStructural frameCladding
3A And 5 Bearton Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NZ
Conversion of four flats into two 4-bed houses with extensions and loft, Hitchin. Demolishes a garage and adds single-storey extensions, dormer windows and parking for eight spaces at full application stage. Roofing, structural steel, groundworks and joinery dominate, with cladding and extensive…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Welwyn Equestrian Centre Pottersheath Road Pottersheath Hitchin Hertfordshire AL6 9SZ
Barn and stables conversion to one dwelling, Hitchin. Partial demolition, roof replacement, new fenestration and roof lights create a single home from agricultural buildings at full application stage. Structural repair, roofing, glazing and drainage packages suit rural conversion specialists.
Structural repairDemolitionRoofing
Land Adjacent To Peartree Cottage Smiths End Lane Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8LH
Single dwelling permission in principle, Barley. Establishes the right to build one home on a greenfield site, subject to details approval at reserved matters stage. Foundation, frame and envelope packages follow once reserved matters consent is granted.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
32 Mendip Way Great Ashby Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 6GE
HMO conversion to supported living for three women, Stevenage. Reconfigures one dwelling from general multiple occupation to a regulated care service with 24-hour staffing at full application stage. Fit-out, safety compartmentation and accessible design drive the works, with communal and staff…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Land In Front Of 90 Hermitage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DG
Digital street hub display installation, Hitchin town centre. Erects a freestanding internally illuminated digital screen unit on land fronting Hermitage Road at full application stage. Electrical connection, structural foundations and UV-resistant enclosure fabrication dominate the procurement…
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
Old Grain Store Network Rail Yard Nightingale Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1RZ
Air conditioning unit and enclosure on a Hitchin industrial building. Installs a new AC unit with screening to the north elevation at full application stage. M&E and mechanical services contractors can win the specification and installation package.
M&E
38 Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3BX
Shopfront replacement on Letchworth Broadway. Replaces the frontage of an existing ground-floor retail unit at full application stage. Glazing and aluminium frame packages are the main materials, with shopfront installation and potential signage integration.
Glazing
27 Gosmore Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AT
Single-storey wraparound extension and garage conversion, Hitchin. Adds side and front extensions, rear bay window, and converts an existing detached garage into linked habitable space at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and joinery packages suit local subcontractors…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
56 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX
Single-storey rear extension with front element and fenestration changes, Letchworth. Extends an existing house with a new rear addition and replaces windows at full householder application stage. Roofing, brickwork and glazing packages suit local installers, with groundworks and joinery for the…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
56 Gaping Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JE
Two-storey rear extension with rendering, Hitchin. Replaces existing rear element with part two-storey, part single-storey addition at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, structural steels over openings, and external rendering packages suit local tradespeople.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
22-24 High Street Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8RJ
Roof alterations, rooflights and window replacement, Kimpton. Reconfigures an existing structure with new fenestration and roof penetrations at full application stage. Roofing, glazing and structural steelwork packages suit specialist installers in this mid-market location.
RoofingGlazingSteel
Planning appeals in North Hertfordshire District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so North Hertfordshire District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
North Hertfordshire District Council, raw rate
27.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.4 percentage points below expected. North Hertfordshire District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
301 appeals counted, 286 judged either way (78 allowed, 208 dismissed), 15 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.1% | 28.8% | 210 | 203 | 55 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.8% | 35.6% | 62 | 58 | 19 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10% | 13.5% | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 20% | 25% | 10 | 10 | 2 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in North Hertfordshire District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in North Hertfordshire District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent105 homes
- Shared ownership53 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
North Hertfordshire District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder90% (239 decided)
- other97% (151 decided)
- residential93% (56 decided)
- commercial93% (15 decided)
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