19 Walnut Tree Road Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3PX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00116/FP - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Erection of four detached dwellings and detached garage to serve plot 4 including hard and soft landscaping, parking and creation of vehicular access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Sept 2026; it is now day 225. The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Pirton 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.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 52 m away: Toot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at Pirton
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 283 m away: Chilterns; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Pirton 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

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG5 3PX
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Offa Ward
Parish
Pirton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 225, past the statutory target. 94% of demolitions in North Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 225169 days past the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
93decided 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

2comments received
2 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14555776
Comments by
4 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