2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01169/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of EV charger to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Chequers Cottages, Numbers 1 to 6 Inclusive and 3 Linked Rear Outhouses
List entry 1176623 · 6 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade II)
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.
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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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 105 m away: Temple Dinsley; SSSI 239 m away: Wain Wood SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Preston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area; Green belt 61 m away: London; 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. 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 £226,500 in June 2000. Terraced house, freehold.

16 June 2000£226,500
21 June 1996£135,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SG4 7TY
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Hitchwood Ward
Parish
Preston Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Conditional Consent
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 17 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 53 for listed building works. 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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14910599
Planning Portal ref
PP-14910599
Comments by
8 Aug 2026
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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use