56 Grays Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of detached single storey rear garden room Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 1
Last sold for £600,000 in April 2017. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Postcode
- SG5 2HJ
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Charlotte Fausset
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 15 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15002292
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15002292
Historical activity at this location
26 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
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.
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