26 St Katherines Close Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3XS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02152/EC - Electronic Communications Registered

Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus. Installation of 9m medium Wooden Pole. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Sept 2026 and 10 Oct 2026, from North Hertfordshire's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 472 m away: Oughtonhead Common; Inside the Ickleford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 · No listed building at the site

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
Electronic Communications
Postcode
SG5 3XS
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Cadwell Ward
Parish
Ickleford Parish Council
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. North Hertfordshire usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 44.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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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