5 Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of detached garage/workshop outbuilding and detached summerhouse outbuilding following demolition of existing detached garage. Widening of existing vehicular access and replacement retaining wall, pillars and access gates. Hard and soft landscaping works. (Amended by plans received 16.06.2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £1,975,000 in March 2024. Detached house, freehold.
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
- Full Permission Householder
- Postcode
- SG4 9RW
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Permission
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 41 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 50 for demolitions. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14876182
- Comments by
- 22 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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
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