40 The Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of solar panels on the rear roof slopes and the side roof slope (adjacent to The Avenue Path) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Postcode
- SG4 9RQ
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Highbury Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 81% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 17 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15003981
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15003981
Historical activity at this location
29 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%).
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