33 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9ST Data via plota.co.uk

26/01077/EC - Electronic Communications Approved

Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Approved
5 May 2026

Approved on 5 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Conservation area about 10 m away: Hitchin
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 870 m away: London Luton Airport Expansion
The site is about 870 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hitchin built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Electronic Communications
Postcode
SG4 9ST
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Hitchin Bearton Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 33 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 44 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
47decided in the last year

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

North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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