45 Baldock Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01955/FPH - Full Permission Householder Approved

Proposal

Single storey orangery with access steps to garden area following demolition of existing conservatory. Hard landscaping works to rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 263 m away: Therfield Heath
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 262 m away: Therfield Heath SSSI; Inside the Royston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; Open access land 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,250,000 in June 2019. Detached house, freehold.

7 June 2019£1,250,000
31 July 2013£1,150,000

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

Building

Floor area389 m² (4,187 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Permission Householder
Postcode
SG8 5BJ
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Royston Heath Ward
Parish
Royston Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 88% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
127decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133029
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133029
Comments by
19 Sept 2026
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.