Spindle Cottage Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00941/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 9

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Dower House, Princess Helena College, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Registered park or garden: Temple Dinsley
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Preston conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 92 m away: Wain Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Preston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £744,000 in April 2021. Detached house, freehold.

29 April 2021£744,000
1 May 2002£441,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
North Hertfordshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SG4 7TZ
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Hitchwood Ward
Parish
Preston Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Conditional Consent
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
112decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Internal alterations to form wet room.
21/02866/LBC
2021 Approved
Internal alterations to form wet room.
21/02866/LBC
2021 Approved
Silver Birch - Remove. Yew - Reduce by 50%
21/01522/TCA
2021 Approved
Silver Birch - Remove. Yew - Reduce by 50%
21/01522/TCA
2021 Approved
Retention of internal works to north gable end involving the removal of existing plaster…
21/00826/LBC
2021 Approved
Retention of internal works to north gable end involving the removal of existing plaster…
21/00826/LBC
2018 Approved
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
18/01195/FPH
2018 Approved
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension. Internal an…
18/01086/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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25/00856/FPH
2025 Approved
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Erection of boundary wall and railings to replace the existing painted timber fence and i…
25/00857/LBC
2025 Approved
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25/00856/FPH
2025 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
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2025 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
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25/00812/FPH
2024 Approved
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24/01691/FP
2024 Approved
5 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing detached outbuilding
24/00047/LBC
2024 Approved
5 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing detached outbuilding
24/00046/FPH
2023 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Addition of two-storey side extension comprising carport and bedroom to dwelling under co…
22/03113/FP
2023 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Single storey side extension incorporating lower ground floor accommodation to be impleme…
23/00141/LBC
2023 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Addition of two-storey side extension comprising carport and bedroom to dwelling under co…
22/03113/FP
2023 Approved
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Single storey side extension incorporating lower ground floor accommodation to be impleme…
23/00141/LBC
2023 Approved
5 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
T1 Yew - Reduce by 3m and shape
23/02559/TCA
2023 Approved
5 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
T1 Yew - Reduce by 3m and shape
23/02559/TCA
2021 Approved
1 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Erection of single storey extension to the North-Eastern elevation
21/03006/FPH
2021 Approved
1 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Erection of single storey extension to the North-Eastern elevation.
21/03007/LBC
2021 Approved
1 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Erection of single storey extension to the North-Eastern elevation
21/03006/FPH
2021 Approved
1 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Erection of single storey extension to the North-Eastern elevation.
21/03007/LBC
2021 Withdrawn
5 Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Erection of front porch.
21/00305/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
Barn Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hertfordshire
Single storey side and rear extensions, associated external and internal alterations to a…
19/00807/LBC
2019 Approved
Land Adjacent Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Proposed GRP padmount substation site (Ref: SC/1187a)
19/00751/SU
2019 Approved
The Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Proposed electricity works (your ref: SC/1187a)
19/00172/SU
2017 Approved
The Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Change of use and extension of school dormitory (C2) to form 6 no. dwellings (C3), incorp…
17/02800/1
2017 Approved
The Dower House Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
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North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.