2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY Data via plota.co.uk
26/01629/FPH - Full Permission Householder
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Proposal
Installation of EV charger to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026
Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Site constraints 4
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.
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
Inside the Preston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- 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 Permission
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 26 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 44 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 97% of utility and infrastructure works here are.
This one70d
Council44d
UK53d
90%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
35decided 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 →
Public comments
1comment received
1 supporting
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 8 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Church House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array to rear (south-west facing) ro…
2025
Approved
Church House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array to rear (south-west facing) ro…
2024
Approved
Church House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
T1: Oak - Re pollard as previous. Reduce large limb past pollard point by 2.5-3m to reduc…
2023
Approved
5 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of hardstanding and vehicular crossover
2023
Approved
5 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of hardstanding and vehicular crossover
2023
Withdrawn
5 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of front hardstanding and creation of vehicular access off Chequers Lane
2023
Withdrawn
5 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Installation of front hardstanding and creation of vehicular access off Chequers Lane
2022
Approved
Glebe House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
T1 Ash - Fell to ground level
2022
Approved
Glebe House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
T1 Ash - Fell to ground level
2022
Approved
11 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Alterations to roof including hip to gable roof extension, raising of roof ridge height…
2022
Approved
11 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Alterations to roof including hip to gable roof extension, raising of roof ridge height…
2022
Approved
Chequers End Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Erection of detached pool changing facilitates. Conversion of existing detached garage to…
2022
Approved
Chequers End Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Erection of detached pool changing facilitates. Conversion of existing detached garage to…
2021
Withdrawn
11 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Alterations to roof including hip to gable roof extension, raising of roof ridge height…
2021
Withdrawn
11 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Alterations to roof including hip to gable roof extension, raising of roof ridge height…
2021
Approved
Spindle Cottage Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Internal alterations to form wet room.
2021
Approved
Spindle Cottage Hitchin Road Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TZ
Internal alterations to form wet room.
2021
Approved
15 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Erection of single storey rear elevation oak orangery
2021
Approved
15 Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TX
Erection of single storey rear elevation oak orangery
2021
Approved
Glebe House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7TY
Erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling including creation of vehicular access of Chequer…
2017
Approved
Glebe House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin SG4 7TY
Proposed new dwelling on land adjacent to Glebe House. (Amended plans received 19/12/17).
2017
Approved
Glebe House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin SG4 7TY
T1 Ash - Reduce lateral limbs by up to 3m and reduce height by up to 3m
2017
Approved
2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin SG4 7TY
Removal of Oak Tree towards rear of back garden
2016
Approved
Chequers End Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin SG4 7TY
Single storey rear pool house and associated landscaping following demolition of existing…
2016
Approved
Chequers End Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin SG4 7TY
Single storey rear pool house and associated landscaping following demolition of existing…
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
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